TROY, Ala. – Troy's Jack Martin has been named the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts this past Saturday at Georgia Southern, the league office announced Monday morning.
Martin, a native of Dothan, Ala., handled all of Troy's kickoff and punting duties on Saturday and pinned the Eagles deep in their own territory throughout the entirety of the game. He averaged 48.7 yards on his six punts with five landing inside the 20-yard line and four traveling 50 yards or more.
Martin and the punt coverage team pinned Georgia Southern on the 1-yard line and the 7-yard line, while three of Martin's four kickoffs sailed into the end zone for touchbacks and the other was fair caught; the Eagles finished the game with an average starting field position of their own 21-yard line.