Bauer and Johnson Earn OVC-Big South Weekly Honors
9/29/2025 3:11:00 PM | Football
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – After an impressive win over Southeast Missouri, the University of Tennessee at Martin football tandem of quarterback Jase Bauer (offensive) and outside linebacker Keyshawn Johnson (defensive) garnered OVC-Big South Football Association Player of the Week honors.
Bauer accounted for 332 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as UT Martin topped Southeast Missouri 34-10 for its first victory of the season. The senior completed 15-of-22 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball 15 times for 107 yards (7.1 ypc) and two additional touchdowns. It marked the first UTM quarterback to rush for 100 yards since the 2005 season (Brady Wahlberg). He threw a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and added a seven-yard rushing score just over two minutes later. He threw a 21-yard score in the second quarter and capped his scoring with a two-yard run in the fourth quarter. Bauer ranks 13th nationally in completion percentage (69.3%)
Johnson had seven tackles (three solo), 2.5 tackles for loss (for -9 yards), 2.0 total sacks and three quarterback hurries as UT Martin topped Southeast Missouri to win its League opener. He helped key a Skyhawk defense that limited SEMO to just 239 yards of total offense (including 30 rushing yards).
The Skyhawks return to action this weekend with their first trip to OVC-Big South foe Lindenwood on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Bauer accounted for 332 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as UT Martin topped Southeast Missouri 34-10 for its first victory of the season. The senior completed 15-of-22 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball 15 times for 107 yards (7.1 ypc) and two additional touchdowns. It marked the first UTM quarterback to rush for 100 yards since the 2005 season (Brady Wahlberg). He threw a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and added a seven-yard rushing score just over two minutes later. He threw a 21-yard score in the second quarter and capped his scoring with a two-yard run in the fourth quarter. Bauer ranks 13th nationally in completion percentage (69.3%)
Johnson had seven tackles (three solo), 2.5 tackles for loss (for -9 yards), 2.0 total sacks and three quarterback hurries as UT Martin topped Southeast Missouri to win its League opener. He helped key a Skyhawk defense that limited SEMO to just 239 yards of total offense (including 30 rushing yards).
The Skyhawks return to action this weekend with their first trip to OVC-Big South foe Lindenwood on Saturday, Oct. 4.
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