Sophomore quarterback Rob Purlee (Mt. Carroll, Ill./HS) has been named the Midwest Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Purlee, who won the award following the Fighting Scots season-opening victory against Eureka, gets the nod on the strength of his five touchdown, no interception performance Saturday as the Scots defeated Grinnell 36-14.

The sophomore signal-caller’s TD passes covered 23, 7, 25, 19, and 24 yards, giving him a school-record 24 scoring passes this fall and the third five-TD game of his career. He finished 11-of-26 for 232 yards and added 39 yards on the ground on seven carries.

Purlee’s 35 career touchdown passes ranks him second in the Scots record book behind Hall of Famer Mark Reed (39).

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