Millsaps College -- Millsaps College linebacker Matt O'Bryant, a 6-2, 235-pound senior from Ocean Springs, Miss., has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week for games played on Saturday, October 12, 2002. A 2002 pre-season All American, O'Bryant led the Majors to their second consecutive second half shutout as the purple and white escaped Saturday night's game with a 14-7 victory over conference rival Centre College.

O'Bryant tallied a game-high 13 tackles including four stops for a loss of 15 yards. O'Bryant also registered his team's first of six sacks on the evening and had one pass break-up.

O'Bryant was the leader of a Millsaps' defensive effort that was able to hold Centre - which came into Saturday's game averaging 359.0 yards of total offense a contest - to a meager 191 yards.

For the season, O'Bryant is leading the SCAC in tackles with 46 in four games (11.5 per game) with 22 solo and 24 assists. He also has three sacks and 11 tackles for loss on the season.