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Memphis, SMU, Navy, Houston Players Take Weekly Football Honors

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the eighth week of the 2019 college football season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Kenneth Gainwell • Memphis • Fr. • RB • Yazoo City, Miss.
Gainwell rushed for a game-high 104 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and had game highs of nine receptions, 203 receiving yards and two TDs in Memphis’ 47-17 win against Tulane. Gainwell, who finished with 307 all-purpose yards, became the first FBS player with 100 rushing yards and 200 receiving yards in a game since Troy Edwards of Louisiana Tech in the 1997 season.