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MURFREESBORO – Conference USA announced Player of the Week winners on Monday and Middle Tennessee's Brent Stockstill and Khalil Brooks were honored. Stockstill was the co-Offensive Player of the Week and Brooks brought home the defensive award. It's the third career honor for Stockstill and the first for Brooks.
Stockstill rallied Middle Tennessee to a road upset of ACC-member Syracuse with three second-half touchdowns, finishing the game 22-of-36 for 269 yards. Stockstill was outstanding in the clutch, completing 11-of-14 passes for 193 yards during the second-half comeback. Those numbers included 5-for-5 passing for 95 yards in the fourth quarter with two TD passes, including the game-winner with 6:46 remaining.