SKYHAWK TRIO OF BACHUS, CHERRY AND WILLIAMS SWEEP OVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
11/3/2019 6:45:00 PM | Football
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin football trio of John Bachus III (Offensive Player and Newcomer), Cecil Cherry (Defensive Player) and Terry Williams (Specialist) swept the weekly Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week honors after impressive showings against No. 18 Jacksonville State.
Since joining the OVC in 1992, this marks the first time in program history that UT Martin has claimed all four weekly honors.
Bachus accounted for 268 yards of total offense and two touchdowns as UT Martin topped No. 18 Jacksonville State, marking its first win over the Gamecocks since 2012. The redshirt freshman completed 18-of-32 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown and rushed eight times for 23 yards and another score. Bachus completed three passes for over 25 yards including a 26-yard touchdown to Colton Dowell late in the second quarter. His rushing touchdown came on a 10-yard run earlier in the second quarter to put UTM on the board. Bachus currently ranks 22nd nationally in passing yards per completion (14.0) It marks the second time this season he has been named OVC Offensive Player of the Week and third OVC Newcomer of the Week honor.
Cherry came off the bench to record a season-high 14 tackles as UT Martin topped No. 18 Jacksonville State 22-17 to remain in a tie for first place in the OVC. Two of his tackles were for loss and he had half a sack to go along with a game-high five quarterback hurries. With his team-leading by five late in the game, he had four tackles, including a sack and tackle-for-loss, and three quarterback hurries on the Skyhawks final two defensive stands, both of which ended with Jacksonville State turning the ball over on downs.
Williams returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter to give UT Martin a lead for good in the contest. It marked his second punt return for a touchdown this season, making him the only Division I player (FBS or FCS) with multiple punt return scores this season. For the game, Williams averaged 28.3 yards on three punt returns and for the season he ranks fourth among FCS players with an 18.7 punt return average. Williams also caught seven passes for 52 yards to finish with 137 all-purpose yards
The trio will return to action with a pivotal OVC matchup at nationally-ranked foe Austin Peay on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Since joining the OVC in 1992, this marks the first time in program history that UT Martin has claimed all four weekly honors.
Bachus accounted for 268 yards of total offense and two touchdowns as UT Martin topped No. 18 Jacksonville State, marking its first win over the Gamecocks since 2012. The redshirt freshman completed 18-of-32 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown and rushed eight times for 23 yards and another score. Bachus completed three passes for over 25 yards including a 26-yard touchdown to Colton Dowell late in the second quarter. His rushing touchdown came on a 10-yard run earlier in the second quarter to put UTM on the board. Bachus currently ranks 22nd nationally in passing yards per completion (14.0) It marks the second time this season he has been named OVC Offensive Player of the Week and third OVC Newcomer of the Week honor.
Cherry came off the bench to record a season-high 14 tackles as UT Martin topped No. 18 Jacksonville State 22-17 to remain in a tie for first place in the OVC. Two of his tackles were for loss and he had half a sack to go along with a game-high five quarterback hurries. With his team-leading by five late in the game, he had four tackles, including a sack and tackle-for-loss, and three quarterback hurries on the Skyhawks final two defensive stands, both of which ended with Jacksonville State turning the ball over on downs.
Williams returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter to give UT Martin a lead for good in the contest. It marked his second punt return for a touchdown this season, making him the only Division I player (FBS or FCS) with multiple punt return scores this season. For the game, Williams averaged 28.3 yards on three punt returns and for the season he ranks fourth among FCS players with an 18.7 punt return average. Williams also caught seven passes for 52 yards to finish with 137 all-purpose yards
The trio will return to action with a pivotal OVC matchup at nationally-ranked foe Austin Peay on Saturday, Nov. 9.
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