Salukis' Morris honored for special teams work

His blocked punt led to touchdown in Saturday win

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CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior wide receiver Bryce Morris was named Sports Network Special Teams National Player of the Week on Monday.

This is the second straight week that a Saluki has been named the national player of the week and the third time this season.

Morris' award comes after SIUC's 33-0 victory at Indiana State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Morris blocked a punt late in the second quarter that was recovered by Beau Hoffman and returned 4 yards for a touchdown. The score put the Salukis up 21-0 and gave the Salukis two straight games with a blocked punt.

Morris finished the day with four catches for a career-high 80 yards receiving to go with the first blocked punt of his career.

In eight games this season, Morris has caught 27 passes for 332 yards with one touchdown.

SIUC's Korey Lindsey was named national defensive player of the week on Oct. 26 and Deji Karim was national offensive player of the week on Oct. 12.

The third-ranked Salukis (7-1 overall, 6-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference) are on the road against ninth-ranked South Dakota State (7-1, 6-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday with the league's automatic bid for the FCS Playoffs on the line.

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