Football Southern Conference

Edwards Named National Player of the Week

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -  Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards, Fordham cornerback Isa Abdul El-Quddus, Eastern Kentucky safety Patrick McClellan and Weber State receiver-returner Tim Toone have been named The Sports Network's FCS national players of the week.

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

 

Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State, Senior, 6-0, 184, Quarterback, Greenwood, S.C.

 

Edwards, the 2008 Walter Payton Award winner, led Appalachian State back from a 14-point, second-half deficit with a season-high 415 yards and two touchdowns and added a third score on the ground as the Mountaineers rallied for a 44-34 road victory over Wofford on Saturday. Edwards became the Southern Conference's all-time leading passer. Edwards finished 27-of-34 passing (79.4%) and fired touchdown strikes of 27 and 57 yards to Brian Quick, the second TD pass clinching the game midway through the fourth quarter. Edwards also scored on a three-yard scamper to end the first half and finished with 14 carries for 17 yards. He engineered an offense that piled up 611 yards.