• Complete Stats Perform Release

Western Illinois fifth year quarterback Kennedy McGill was named the FCS National Offensive Player of the Week by Stats Perform.

He is the third different OVC player to earn a National Player of the Week award this season.

McGill accounted for 349 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as Western Illinois topped preseason OVC favorite UT Martin 55-24 to move to 2-1 in OVC play. The fifth year player completed 12-of-22 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown while carrying the ball 25 times for a career-high 210 yards (8.4 ypc) and three touchdowns.

He opened the scoring with a one-yard run in the first quarter, threw a 24-yarder touchdown midway through the second quarter, added a 25-yard rushing score just before halftime to put his team up 21-10 and then broke a 56-yarder to begin the third quarter.

McGill has 581 rushing yards over the past three games and has 890 rushing yards on the season, a mark that is sixth among all players and tops among quarterbacks. He also ranks seventh nationally in total offense (315.0 yards/game) and ninth in total points scored (68).