Kekoa Visperas Earns OVC-Big South Offensive Player of the Week
Tennessee Tech quarterback Kekoa Visperas earns OVC-Big South Offensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the conference.
By Jeff Bowe, TTU Media Relations
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech quarterback Kekoa Visperas earns OVC-Big South Offensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the conference.
Visperas completed 23-of-32 passes (71.9%) for 246 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 59 yards and an additional two touchdowns to finish with five total touchdowns. It marks the first OVC-Big South Player of the Week honor for Visperas. He is the third Tech player selected as Player of the Week by the conference.
Visperas has thrown eight touchdowns with only one interception through three games. The redshirt senior from Eatonville, Washington, has completed 68.2% of his passes (58-85) for 736 yards, averaging 245.3 yards per game, with eight touchdown passes and one interception, alongside 83 yards on the ground with two rushing TD.
It is the second time this season that Visperas has thrown for three touchdowns in a game (3; vs. Cumberland, Aug. 30). The 71.9% completion percentage in the last game was a season-high for the redshirt senior quarterback.
Visperas rushed for a season-high 46 yards and recorded his first two rushing touchdowns of the season. Tech has recorded over 500 total yards of offense in all three games played this year. The 576 total yards of offense are a season high for the Golden Eagles.
Tech set the modern record for most points in a single game (72), holds the longest active streak in FCS (8 games), and has started 3-0 for the first time since 1977.'
| Tennessee Tech's OVC-Big South Players of the Week | ||
| Week | Player | Honor |
| 1 | Tre' Holloway | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| 2 | Theron Gaines | Defensive Player of the Week |
| 3 | Kekoa Visperas | Offensive Player of the Week |
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