Cobb Honored by Sun Belt Conference

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during the NCAA football game between Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State at Allen E. Paulson Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)


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Senior earns weekly nod for particular groups play




STATESBORO – Senior Dalen Cobb has been named the Special Teams Player of the Week by the Sun Belt Conferece after kick-starting a 41-point effort within the Eagles’ 41-34 win over Jax State Saturday night time.

Offensive Player of the Week – Colton Joseph, Old Dominion

Quarterback Colton Joseph led Old Dominion to a 45-26 dismantling over Virginia Tech Saturday night time in Blacksburg. It was ODU’s first ever win in Blacksburg in 4 makes an attempt and the primary time ODU ever led in Lane Stadium. ODU jumped out to a 31-0 lead earlier than the Hokies put places on the board. Joseph led the Monarch offense on four-straight landing drives to complete the primary half and a discipline aim drive to start the third quarter. He scored the primary factors of the day on a six-yard TD run for a 7-0 ODU lead. Joseph accomplished 16-of-22 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 63 yards and the landing. He accrued 339 whole yards.

Defensive Player of the Week – Ian Foster, Southern Miss

Ian Foster recorded a career-high 12 tackles (5 solos) because the Golden Eagles defeated App State 38-22 within the crew’s Sun Belt Conference opener. Foster broke open a good sport early within the second quarter as he snatched a cross that bounced out of a Mountaineers receiver’s arms as he fell to the bottom and Foster grabbed it for a 99-yard interception for a landing. The return tied for the third-longest INT return at school historical past – trailing solely Kendrick Presley (2011 vs. Memphis) and Curtis Mikell (2016 at UTEP) – which have been each introduced again 100 yards. He added three cross breakups, one on a third and a pair of play late within the first half to quell a Mountaineer drive during which he nearly collected his second interception, and one on 4th and 9 late halfway by means of the fourth quarter to finish one other App State possession. 

Special Teams Player of the Week – Dalen Cobb, Georgia Southern
Dalen Cobb had 210 all-purpose yards, together with 129 yards on kickoff returns, as Georgia Southern beat Jax State 41-34 in non-conference motion. With the sport tied at 7-7, Cobb broke off a 95-yard kickoff return for a rating to provide the Eagles the lead. The return was tied for the fifth-longest in program and the longest return in Paulson Stadium historical past by an Eagle. Cobb additionally added six catches for 70 yards on offense and had a 12-yard rush. He grew to become the primary Eagle since 2021 (Logan Wright vs. Arkansas State) to have 200 or extra all-purpose yards in a sport.

 


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