NEW ORLEANS - After rushing for a season-high 153 yards, three touchdowns and setting Appalachian State’s all-time rushing mark on Saturday in the Mountaineers’ 42-17 victory over ULM, Marcus Cox was named the Sun Belt’s Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week.
For Cox, it’s the second Student-Athlete of the Week award this season (9/10/16 - Old Dominion), while it’s the 10th of his career and the fifth Student-Athlete of the Week Award for App State this season.
Cox passed Kevin Richardson (4,804 yards) to stamp his name in the record book as the school’s all-time rushing leader.