BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Campbellsville's (Ky.) Ashton Auker, Tre' Bass, and CJ Cutliff are the Mid-South Conference Football Players of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.
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MSC Football Defensive Player of the Week
CJ Cutliff – Campbellsville (Ky.) – Gr. – Defensive Back – St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Cutliff helped the No. 12-ranked Tigers to a 49-34 win over visiting Cumberlands (Ky.) on Saturday.
- He recorded a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions to secure Campbellsville's win.
- Cutliff finished the game with a team-high seven tackles, including a pair of tackles for a loss.
- He added a pair of pass break-ups in the win.
- Cutliff is tied for third in the conference with two interceptions.
- He earns his first weekly conference honor of his career.
MSC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Tre' Bass – Campbellsville (Ky.) – Sr. – Running Back – Bowling Green, Ky.
- Bass led the Tiger offense in Saturday's win over Cumberlands.
- He accounted for five total touchdowns -- three rushing and two receiving -- while amassing 316 all-purpose yards.
- Bass' 30 points and five touchdowns tie program records.
- Bass ranks second in the Mid-South Conference in rushing yards per game (111 per game) and all-purpose yards per game (150).
- He helped Campbellsville improve to 5-0 on the season with last week's win.
- Bass earns his first weekly conference honor this season and the second of his career.
MSC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Ashton Auker – Campbellsville (Ky.) – Jr. – Wide Receiver – Knoxville, Tenn.
- Auker helped Campbellsville get off to a great start on Saturday, returning the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.
- The kickoff return is the third longest in the program's history.
- Auker finished the game averaging 66.5 yards per kickoff return.
- The 94-yard return is the longest in the Mid-South Conference this season and the fourth returned for a touchdown.
- He is averaging 29.5 yards per kickoff return this season, eighth best in the MSC.
- Auker earns his first weekly conference honor of his career.
MSC Football Players of the Week
| Date |
Defensive |
Offensive |
Special Teams |
| Sept. 1 |
Ethan Freeland
Georgetown (Ky.) |
Khia Sherrard
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Jacob Huff
Faulkner (Ala.) |
| Sept. 8 |
Cannon Johnson
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Tate Rice
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Job Matossian
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Sept. 15 |
Cameron Rankins
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Davontaye Saunders
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Jadan Burns
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Sept. 22 |
Cannon Johnson
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Davontaye Saunders
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Tyreke Boyd
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| Sept. 29 |
Caleb Williams
Faulkner (Ala.) |
Drew Gregg
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Davian Liddell
Faulkner (Ala.) |
| Oct. 6 |
CJ Cutliff
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Tre' Bass
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Ashton Auker
Campbellsville (Ky.) |