On Monday, middle linebacker Terrance Plummer was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive player of the week, the first player to take home the award in the history of the conference.
Plummer shined in the Knight’s 38-7 debut win against the Akron Zips recording 10 tackles, 3 tackles for losses, and one pass breakup. The Knights held the Zips to just 250 yards of offense and held them scoreless until the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
Plummer is no stranger to anchoring the linebacker position for the Knights, Thursday was his fourteenth start for the program and the fifth time that he recorded 10 tackles in a game.
Quarterback Blake Bortles had quite a week himself, passing for a career high 314 yards and getting named to the honorable mention list for the College Football Performance Awards weekly accolades along with Plummer.
