Visperas, LeBlanc Earn OVC-Big South Players of the Week
Tennessee Tech quarterback Kekoa Visperas named Offensive Player of the Week and Dom LeBlanc earns Specialist of the Week, as announced today by the OVC-Big South Association.
Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech quarterback Kekoa Visperas was named Offensive Player of the Week, and Dom LeBlanc earned Specialist of the Week, as announced today by the OVC-Big South Association.
The Golden Eagles won the OVC-Big South Championship with a 20-17 victory over UT Martin behind the efforts of Visperas and LeBlanc Saturday. Visperas completed 31-of-45 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns, leading Tech to a double-digit comeback effort after trailing 10-0 through most of the first half. It is the third Offensive Player of the Week honor for Visperas and the first Specialist of the Week honor for LeBlanc.
Visperas made a pair of huge touchdown throws to Brian Courtney and Q'Daryius Jennings and drove the offense into field goal range for LeBlanc to kick the game-winner.
The redshirt senior quarterback from Eatonville, Washington, set a new single-season touchdown passing record with 25 touchdown throws this season. Visperas also led the top-scoring offense in program history with 482 points and 59 touchdowns this season.
LeBlanc made both of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning kick with 11 seconds left in the game, to give the Golden Eagles a three-point win over UT Martin and the outright OVC-Big South Title for the first time since 1975.
The sophomore kicker from Dawsonville, Georgia, finished with eight points after making 2-of-2 on field goals and 2-of-2 on PATs, and sending three-of-five field goals into the end zone. His efforts kicking the ball helped the Golden Eagles earn their first FCS Playoff berth since 2011, and second in program history.
Tennessee Tech OVC-Big South Players of the Week
| Game | Player | Honor | Date & Opponent |
| 1 | Tre' Holloway | Special Teams Player of the Week | 8/30 vs. Cumberland |
| 2 | Theron Gaines | Defensive Player of the Week | 9/6 vs. Chattanooga |
| 3 | Kekoa Visperas | Offensive Player of the Week | 9/13 vs. Davidson |
| 6 | Kekoa Visperas | Offensive Player of the Week | 10/4 vs. Western Illinois |
| 10 | Maurice LaPierre | Co-Defensive Player of the Week | 11/1 vs. Gardner-Webb |
| 11 | Theron Gaines | Defensive Player of the Week | 11/8 at Eastern Illinois |
| 12 | Kekoa Visperas | Offensive Player of the Week | 11/22 vs. UT Martin |
| 12 | Dom LeBlanc | Special Teams Player of the Week | 11/22 vs. UT Martin |
NEXT UP
OVC-Big South Champions Tennessee Tech (11-1, 8-0 OVC-Big South) earns the No. 13 seed and will host a first-round playoff game for the second time in program history. The Golden Eagles host North Dakota (7-5, 5-3 MVFC) at Tucker Stadium on Saturday, November 29, at 12 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
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