STERLING, Va. – Senior QB Juan Joseph, after completing 33-of-43 passes for 345 yards and two scores and also rushing for 65 yards and two scores, has been named to D3football.com's Team of the Week for the first time of his stellar career at Millsaps.
With a handful of deserving QBs around the country eligible for the one QB spot on the Team of the Week, Joseph finally earned the nod in his 26th career start after accounting for 410 of the Majors' 590 yards of total offense in a 55-13 whipping of DePauw University last weekend.
While postseason honors and other weekly accolades have showered the Edgard, La., native throughout the past three years, this is Joseph's first accomplishment on a national level – an award he so richly deserves.
Millsaps' young offensive line is the top reason why Joseph is succeeding on the field this season and in year's past, with guys like Oliver Galicki (Fr.), John Shivers (Jr.), Jordan Granville (So.), Andres Wallace (Sr.) and Adam Williams (So.) helping pave the way for the conference's top offense.
The two-time SCAC Offensive Player of the Year is 20-6 as a starter and has helped Millsaps to its first 5-0 start since the 1980 undefeated season. He is 118-for-183 (64.5 pct) on the year with 1,322 yards and 16 TDs against just two INTs and is the team's leading rusher at 188 yards.
Millsaps will take its eight-game, SCAC road win streak to Centre College next weekend with kickoff slated for 1:30 p.m. EDT in Danville, Ky. The game will be streamed live on www.atwsportscast.com.