West Georgia return specialist Denarius Appling (SR, 5-8, 155, Griffin, GA) is the Gulf South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the period ending September 2nd.
Appling notches his fourth Special Teams honor of his three-year career. The junior gave UWG the field position advantage in its 55-3 home win over in-state, NAIA foe Point, returning six punts for 125 yards and a 20.8 average. The Griffin, GA native’s longest return was 50 yards and his 125 yards ranked 10th all-time in GSC single-game history.