RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky collected all four of the weekly ASUN football weekly awards on Monday following the Colonels' 39-31 double-overtime victory over Jacksonville State
Quarterback
Parker McKinney was named the Offensive Player of the Week, wide receiver
Jaden Smith was the Freshman of the Week, linebacker
Kyle Bailey earned Defensive Player of the Week, and kicker
Patrick Nations took home the Special Teams Player of the Week award.
McKinney turned in his best performance of the season, throwing for 290 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 98 yards and a score. His four passing touchdowns tied a career high and his 29 completions gave him 229 on the season, setting a single-season program record.
Smith hauled in a career-high six passes, including the game-winning touchdown in double-overtime. The score was his second receiving touchdown in as many weeks and he ended the season as EKU's third-leading receiver.
Bailey made a team-high 13 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, while also recovering a fumble. The win over Jacksonville State marked Bailey's third straight week with double-digit tackles. He finished the season with 102 tackles, more than any other player in the ASUN.
Nations converted a career-long 51-yard field goal and made a pair of game-tying extra points in the fourth quarter and in overtime. He finished the year as the ASUN's most accurate kicker, converting 12 of his 16 field-goal attempts.