@ksuowlsnation Derrick Farrow Named Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics:

Kennesaw State junior defensive back Derrick Farrow has been named the Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday (Sept. 14).

Farrow was a disruptive and dominating force during the Owls’ 58-7 victory over Edward Waters in Kennesaw State’s inaugural home game at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Saturday (Sept. 12). The Cochran, Ga. native recorded a team-high five and three forced fumbles, including one that led directly to a touchdown and one that prevented a score.

With the Owls leading 38-0 early in the second quarter, Farrow jarred the ball loose from Edward Waters quarterback Dennis Jackson and freshman defensive lineman McKenzie Billingslea picked it up and ran 18 yards for a touchdown.

On consecutive plays in the third quarter, Farrow forced a fumble that Jackson recovered for no gain, and then on the next play, the Owls’ defensive back sprinted from the far side of the field to catch Edward Waters running back Ray Dukes after a 73-yard run and jarred him of the ball that was recovered by Raymone Jennings at the Kennesaw State 3-yard line.

“Play of the game. Best play of the game,” Kennesaw State head coach Brian Bohannon said in his postgame press conference. “I told him that when he came off of the sideline.

“It’s a great, coachable, teachable moment for our football team when we watch the tapes Monday morning,” Bohannon added. “That is who we have got to be here.”

Farrow’s three forced fumbles lead the country at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level and are a single-game season high. The Owls’ junior becomes the first KSU player in program history to earn a Big South Conference weekly award.