In a surprise to precisely no one, Hercules Mata’afa has been named the Pac-12’s Defensive Player of the Week. Kicker Erik Powell also earned the Special Teams Player of the Week award for his four field goal effort against the Utah Utes.
Two Cougs have earned @pac12 player of the week honors after the win over Utah!
Hercules earns his 1st career award after making 8 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR
Powell earns 3rd honor of the season with 4 FG (44, 32, 28, 33) and 15 pts#GoCougs pic.