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Honoring the top performers out of the SoCon from over the weekend.

SoCon Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
VMI quarterback Al Cobb passed for 391 yards and two touchdowns completing 28 of his 41 passes to lead VMI to a 28-21win over Mercer.0 The Keydets win in Macon broke a 30 game road losing streak.0

Defensive Player of the Week
Western Carolina defensive lineman Caleb Hawkins helped lead a big Catamount defensive effort over Samford 56-36 in Cullowhee.0 Hawkins had 8 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Chattanoogaxe2x80x99s Henrique Riberio once again came through for the #5 ranked Mocs in a close game.0 Following up last weekxe2x80x99s 4 field goal performance leading the Mocs to a win over VMI, Riberio came up huge again this week booting a 38 yard field goal as time expired giving the Mocs a 20-17 win over Wofford, their first in Spartanburg since 1998.

X-Factor of the Week
Samford redshirt freshman quarterback Devlin Hodges notched his first career start against Western Carolina completing 42-of-61 passes for 399 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries as the Bulldogs fell on the road to Western Carolina 56-36.

Coach of the Week
VMI Coach Scott Wachenheim led the Keydets to their first road win since October 23rd, 2010, a streak of 30 straight losses beating Mercer 28-21. The Keydets also picked up their first SoCon win of the year.

Written by Robbie Ross