PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Southern Illinois quarterback Nick Hill, who guided the Salukis to an upset of NCAA Division 1-A Indiana, has been selected a Division 1-AA player of the week.
San Diego quarterback Josh Johnson, Illinois State linebacker Cameron Siskowic and Western Carolina linebacker Mordy Ornguze also earned Division 1-AA player-of-the-week honors.
Hill, a junior, threw just 18 passes for 142 yards last Saturday but four of the plays ended in Southern Illinois touchdowns and the Salukis rallied to beat the Indiana Hoosiers 35-28.
Johnson, also a junior, passed for 345 yards and four touchdowns and ran 46 yards for another score in leading the San Diego Toreros to a 43-17 victory over Yale. He and Hill were selected as co-offensive players of the week.
Siskowic, a senior, piled up 22 tackles in Illinois State's 44-30 win over Eastern Illinois to take the defensive player-of-the-week award.
The special teams player-of-the-week award went to Ornguze, a junior, who blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown in Western Carolina's 20-17 win over Eastern Kentucky.
