Football | 9/23/2019 10:34:00 AM

Harper, Muhammad & McCullough Honored as SWAC Player of the Week Winners

LORMAN, Miss. – Following a 45-41 victory over Prairie View A&M, junior Felix Harper was named SWAC Offensive Player of the Week, senior Solomon Muhammad as SWAC Defensive Player of the Week and senior Corey McCullough as SWAC Special Teams Player of the Week.
 
Harper, a quarterback from Fairburn, Georgia, accounted for three touchdowns Saturday. Harper, the backup who got the start in-place of an injured Noah Johnson, threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for a touchdown. Alcorn trailed 41-38 with 5:20 remaining at its own 35-yard line when Harper led the Braves down the field and threw the game-winner to sophomore Tim McNair with 40 seconds left. Harper also helped the Braves finish six-for-six in red zone scoring.
 
Muhammad, a linebacker from Birmingham, Alabama, turned in a heroic defensive effort for the Braves with a whopping 18 tackles. The career-high went along with 2.5 tackles for a loss and a sack. It topped his previous career-high of 13 tackles set in 2017.
 
McCullough, the punter and kicker from Louisville, Mississippi, scored nine points on Saturday. He connected on a 33-yard field goal in the first quarter and made all six of his extra point attempts. Additionally, McCullough punted five times for 182 yards, and three of his eight kickoffs went into the end zone for a touchback. McCullough's first quarter field goal was the 37th of his career, which is the most made in Alcorn history.
 
The trio helped the Braves win their eighth straight conference opener and increase their home winning-streak to five games. They'll be in action again Saturday when Alcorn hosts Mississippi Valley State at 6 p.m. at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium.
 
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