West Alabama running back Matt Willis (SR, 5-8, 205, Collins, MS) is the Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending September 2nd.
Willis earns his third career honor after leading UWA to a 44-0 shutout at in-region, SIAC foe Clark Atlanta. The senior combined for 236 total yards and three touchdowns in just three quarters of action. The Collins, MS native ran for 163 yards and two TDs on 15 carries (10.9 average) and he also hauled in two passes for 73 yards and another score. Willis’ rushing efforts moved him into fifth place in the UWA record books and just 104 yards away from fourth place.