Antonio Jones-Davis – Noteworthy
OCT 1 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Northern Illinois LB Antonio Jones-Davis…Northern Illinois junior linebacker Antonio Jones-Davis (Vero Beach, Fla.) led a tremendous defensive effort in a 26-23 (3OT) win at Eastern Michigan. Jones-Davis led the team with 13 tackles, two quarterback sacks, a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss at critical moments, broke up two passes and recovered a fumble. After Eastern Michigan scored on its first two possessions of the game, the Huskie defense held the Eagles without a first down on its next nine possessions and on 10 of the Eagles’ 12 possessions the rest of the game. The dominance continued in the second and third overtimes as, after scoring a touchdown in the first overtime, Eastern Michigan gained just four total yards in the second and third overtimes. – MAC Football
