The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 0 of the 2026 football season. Davenport running back Cephus Harris (offensive), Roosevelt defensive back Derek Whaley (defensive) and Saginaw Valley State placekicker Teagen Lenderink (special teams) earned player of the week honors. 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cephus Harris, Davenport
Harris shattered the single-game rushing yards record on Saturday in a 32-20 victory over Gannon. Harris set the previous record of 185 yards in last year's finale against national champion Ferris State. On Saturday, he rushed for 351 yards on 26 carries and scored three touchdowns on the ground. He had a 10-yard scamper to open the scoring in the first quarter. He also raced 75 yards on the first play of the third quarter to give DU a 20-7 lead. Just over 10 minutes later, Harris busted an 84-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 27-7. The rushing total was the tops of any player in week zero throughout NCAA football. The next closest total was 282 by Andre Branch of Adams State (D2). If you include the 185 against the Bulldogs last season, Harris has rushed for 536 yards in his last two games.  Harris is earning his second Offensive Player of the Week award with the first coming back on Sept. 22, 2025.