SEWANEE, Ga. - After tallying nine tackles (five solo), 4.0 tackles-for-loss and a career-high three sacks, Casey Younger of Millsaps has been selected the SCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week as well as being named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for games played Saturday, September 22. 

A First Team All-SCAC and D3Football.com Third Team All-South Region selection in 2006, this marks the first time in Younger's four-year career that he has earned SCAC Player of the Week accolades.

A native of Vicksburg, Younger helped lead a defensive front that picked up a total of seven sacks and seven tackles-for-loss as the Majors' defense held Rhodes College to just 146 total yards in a 42-0 win at Harper Davis Field.

The senior defensive lineman and co-captain has now amassed 150 tackles for his career along with 22.5 tackles-for-loss and eight sacks.

Next week the Majors will travel to Greencastle, Ind., for a huge SCAC
showdown with the 3-0 DePauw Tigers. The Majors defeated DePauw 31-7 last year, giving them their first victory since the Tigers joined the SCAC.

Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. EDT and can be heard on ESPN Radio 1240 AM in the Jackson area and online at www.espnradio1240.com. Pregame begins at 12:30 EDT with Russ Robinson and William Griffin.