Football | 09/19/23 | 8:14 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced their weekly individual football awards. Jack Prka been named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week.
Prka was selected based on his performance from September 11-17 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.
The honors continue to roll in for Prka following his record-setting day in Billings.
NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Jack Prka, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - JR - Quarterback
- Engineered a fourth quarter comeback on Saturday, erasing a 20 point deficit and giving No. 10 Carroll a 21-20 win on the road over (RV) Rocky Mountain (Mont.).
- He was 28-of-45 for 407 yards, a new program record, and two touchdowns.
- Only Carroll quarterback in program history to eclipse 400-plus passing yards in a single game.
- Game saving tackle on a fumble recovery.
Prka is the first Fighting Saint to garner the National Player of the Week honor since Spencer Berger was named the NAIA Special Teams Player of the Week last season (September 19, 2022).
Players of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular-season on Mondays on naia.org, Instagram and Twitter.
Twitter - @NAIA
Instagram - @PlayNAIA
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