Offensive Player of the Week: Gunner Yates, Southern Oregon
Yates, a sophomore running back from Coquille, Ore., is the Offensive Player of the Week.
In No. 20 Southern Oregon’s 45-27 home non-conference victory over No. 9 College of Idaho, Yates rushed 31 times for 293 yards. He had the first four touchdowns in the game of 10-, 40-, 59- and 60-yards.
Yates’ rushing yardage total was the highest for any Raider since 2003 and marked the second straight week that he hit triple digits in rushing yards. He now leads the NAIA in rushing yards per game (160) and ranks second in rushing touchdowns (9).
This is Yates’ second career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.