IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the week-ending Nov. 26.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tyjae Spears • Jr. • RB • Tulane
Spears led Tulane to a 27-24 win at No. 24 Cincinnati, ending the Bearcats’ 32-game winning streak at Nippert Stadium and sending the Green Wave to the American Athletic Conference Championship Game for the first time. Spears rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries, turning in his sixth consecutive 100-yard game and surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the season (1,177).