By Southern Pigskin Staff
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Highlighting the Southern Conference’s top performers during week eight.

nOffensive Player of the Week: Tyray Devezin, Mercer — Carried the ball 25 times for 193 yards and a score to help the Bears beat VMI 34-27.

nDefensive Player of the Week: Marquise Blount, The Citadel — Racked up 1.5 TFL’s, a sack, and a forced fumble in the Bulldogs’ upset of Furman.

nSpecial Teams Player of the Week: D’Mauriae VanCleave, Wofford — In addition to his 112 receiving yards with a touchdown on four receptions, VanCleave also returned a punt 87 yards to paydirt in the Terriers’ 59-7 blowout win over Western Carolina.

nCoach of the Week: Brent Thompson, The Citadel — Led his team to a stunning 27-10 upset of #8 Furman, catapulting The Citadel back into the SoCon title race, with some help from a few other results around the league.

nX-Factor of the Week: Ailym Ford, Chattanooga — Rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns on 31 attempts, leading the Mocs past ETSU, 16-13.