Two Bearcats were honored by the American Athletic Conference on Monday as punter James Smith was the Special Teams Player of the Week and linebacker Jarell White was the Defensive Player of the Week.
Smith had eight punts and five of them landed inside the 20. Very impressive!
All-America punter James Smith of @GoBearcatsFB helped Cincinnati win the field position battle in the win against No. 18 UCF.
The 2018 Ray Guy Award finalist is this week's @American_Conf Special Teams Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/LHOezWFT5N
— American Football (@American_FB) October 7, 2019
White had seven tackles, a huge interception and a forced fumble on Friday. The Cincinnati native balled!
The @GoBearcatsFB defense was the story in Cincinnati's win against No. 18 UCF last Friday.
Jarell White led the way with seven tackles and a key fourth-quarter INT on his way to @American_Conf Defensive Player of the Week honors. pic.twitter.com/lPH58qStRU
— American Football (@American_FB) October 7, 2019
Congrats to James and Jarell!!
