The Rise Season 4 Episodes (and other weekly AAC Football videos)

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Riley Ferguson • Sr. • QB • Memphis • Matthews, N.C.
Ferguson tied an American Athletic Conference record with seven touchdown passes to lead Memphis to a 70-31 win at UConn. Ferguson had five touchdown passes in the first half, helping the Tigers take a 35-24 lead at halftime, and he added two more TDs in the third quarter to help Memphis pull away. Ferguson completed 34 of 48 passes for 431 yards and registered his third career game with at least six touchdown passes in 18 career starts.
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Terrell Williams • Sr. • DB • Houston • Lawton, Okla.
Williams had five tackles, a pass breakup and two fourth-quarter interceptions to lead Houston to a 35-22 win against SMU. Both of Williams’ interceptions came inside the red zone on the Mustangs’ two drives as the Cougars held SMU to 27 points fewer than their season average entering the game.
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SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bennett Moehring • So. • K • Navy • Bentonville, Ark.
Moehring made a pair of second-half field goals and was perfect on six PATs to account for 12 points in Navy’s 48-45 win against Air Force.
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HONOR ROLL
McKenzie Milton • So. • QB • UCF • Kapolei, Hawaii
Completed 16 of 19 passes for 374 yards and five touchdowns in a 51-23 win at Cincinnati.
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Tre’Quan Smith • Jr. • WR • UCF • Delray Beach, Fla.
Had five receptions for 165 yards and three touchdowns along with a rushing touchdown in a 51-23 win at Cincinnati.
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Anthony Miller • Sr. • WR • Memphis • Memphis, Tenn.
Had 15 reception for 224 yards and four touchdowns in a 70-31 win at UConn.
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Zach Abey • Jr. • QB • Navy • Pasadena, Md.
Rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 86 yards and two TDs, including the game-winning score with 15 seconds left, in a 48-45 win against Air Force
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Dontrell Hilliard • Sr. • RB • Tulane • Baton Rouge, La.
Rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns in a 62-28 win against Tulsa.

Remember Marlon Mack? We know USF Football​ fans do…

The former Bulls’ RB had a career best weekend in the NFL!

In Men’ Soccer and Women’s Volleyball the top two teams in the conference square off this weekend in a battle for the top spot in the league standings… meanwhile, UCF Women’s Soccer is on a roll finding the back of the net EIGHT times last weekend. All of this, and whole lot more on a brand new episode of ‘The Rise’!

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the addition of women’s lacrosse as the Conference’s 22nd sport beginning in 2019. The six-team league will be comprised of current conference members University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, East Carolina University and Temple University, as well as the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University as affiliate members.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Trey Quinn • Jr. • WR • SMU • Lake Charles, La.
Quinn became the first player in this century to register at least 15 receptions in three consecutive games as he had 17 catches for a career-high 186 yards in SMU’s 31-28 win at Cincinnati. Quinn’s 17th catch against the Bearcats was a 28-yard reception in overtime on fourth-and-22 to set up the deciding field goal, and he had three receptions for first downs on a fourth-quarter drive that put the Mustangs ahead 28-20. Quinn, who accounted for 11 of SMU’s 26 first downs for the game, enters this week as the national leader in receptions (10.1 per game) and is fifth nationally in receiving yards (110.4 ypg).
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TJ Carter • Fr. • DB • Memphis • Nashville, Tenn.
Carter had a game- and career-high 14 tackles to go with an interception and a forced fumble to lead Memphis to a 42-38 win against Houston, putting the Tigers in first place in The American’s West Division. Carter forced turnovers on Houston’s last two drives with a forced fumble near midfield and a game-clinching interception at the Memphis 34.
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SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Jake Verity • So. • K • ECU • Bremen, Ga.
Verity kicked four field goals, tying ECU’s single-game record, and was perfect on three PATs to account for a career-high 15 points in a 33-17 win against BYU. Verity helped ECU build a 19-10 lead through three quarters with field goals of 42, 42, 32 and 33 yards.
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HONOR ROLL
Adrian Killins Jr. • So. • RB • UCF • Daytona Beach, Fla.
Rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries in a 31-21 win at Navy.
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Bryant Shirreffs • Sr. • QB • UConn • Jefferson, Ga.
Completed 23 of 29 passes for 372 yards and a touchdown in a 20-14 win against Tulsa.
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Riley Ferguson • Sr. • QB • Memphis • Matthews, N.C.
Completed 33 of 53 passes for a school-record 471 yards and a touchdown in a 42-38 win at Houston.
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Darius Tice • Sr. • RB • USF • Miami, Fla.
Rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries in a 34-28 win at Tulane.
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Shamari Brooks • Fr. • RB • Tulsa • Tulsa, Okla.
Rushed for 164 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns on 31 carries in a 20-14 loss at UConn in his first career start.

No mention of William Jackson’s stellar performance

Championship season has officially arrived started with Cross Country this upcoming weekend!

Get caught up on all of the scenarios in both men’s and women’s soccer as well as other top headlines from around the league!