PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league's weekly football honors for the eighth week of the college football season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Paxton Lynch • Jr. • QB • Memphis • Tyler, Texas
Lynch set a school record with 447 passing yards as he completed 32 of 44 passes with four touchdowns in No. 16/16 Memphis' 66-42 win against Tulsa, extending the Tigers' winning streak to 14 games. Lynch accounted for five touchdowns in the game as he added a 3-yard rushing score as part of a day in which Memphis amassed a school-record 704 yards of offense.