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Adkins named WAC Player of the Week
10/3/2022 10:00:00 AM | Football
ARLINGTON – Sophomore defensive back Donovan Adkins has been named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in the Battle of the Piney Woods, per a release from WAC officials on Monday.
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A Kilgore native, Adkins provided a huge spark for Sam Houston on Saturday vs Stephen F. Austin when he broke through the line and blocked a Max Quick punt with less than two minutes to play in the first half.
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The block came with the Bearkats trailing 13-0, and after Adkins recovered the ball at the SFA 7-yard line, the Kats surged back into the game when they were able to score one play later on a touchdown pass from Keegan Shoemaker to Noah Smith.
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It was the second blocked kick of the year for the Kats, but the first punt block since the Spring 2021 season when they blocked a punt vs James Madison in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs.
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Adkins and the Bearkats have a bye week this week, but start a tough stretch of three consecutive road games on October 15 when they travel to Richmond, Ky., to take on Eastern Kentucky.
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A Kilgore native, Adkins provided a huge spark for Sam Houston on Saturday vs Stephen F. Austin when he broke through the line and blocked a Max Quick punt with less than two minutes to play in the first half.
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The block came with the Bearkats trailing 13-0, and after Adkins recovered the ball at the SFA 7-yard line, the Kats surged back into the game when they were able to score one play later on a touchdown pass from Keegan Shoemaker to Noah Smith.
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It was the second blocked kick of the year for the Kats, but the first punt block since the Spring 2021 season when they blocked a punt vs James Madison in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs.
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Adkins and the Bearkats have a bye week this week, but start a tough stretch of three consecutive road games on October 15 when they travel to Richmond, Ky., to take on Eastern Kentucky.
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