NEW ORLEANS – ULM freshman quarterback Caleb Evans has been named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday morning, two days after Evans became the first ULM quarterback to throw for three touchdowns or more since Kolton Browning threw five touchdowns in October 2013.
Evans finished his first collegiate start 26-for-38 with three touchdowns and 279 yards passing as he helped lead ULM to a 42-35 overtime win over South Alabama on Saturday night inside JPS Field at Malone Stadium. His 279 yards through the air is the second-most for a ULM quarterback making his first start, dating back to 1998, behind only Andre Vige’s 322 yards passing in September 1998.