Fannin Named MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – For the second week in a row Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. has earned Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week accolades. This time he shares the honor with Ohio's Parker Navarro (QB) for games played through Sept. 29. It is the second career MAC weekly honor for Fannin.
Fannin (Canton, Ohio) set a career high with 192 receiving yards, the most by any player in the nation for the week and the top mark for a tight end this season. He caught 12 passes, also a career high and the most in a game by any tight end this season, tying for the sixth-most by any receiver. Fannin scored two touchdowns, including a 60-yarder that gave BGSU its first lead. He also set a school record for single game receiving yards by a tight end, surpassing the previous mark of 175 yards set in 1983 by Mark Dowdell. Fannin also broke BGSU's career record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end in the game.
The Falcons return to flight on Saturday when BGSU opens MAC play at Akron. Kick is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+
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