MAC announces final football Players of the Week
The Mid-American Conference has announced its final MAC Football Players of the Week.
This week's honorees are: Dontae Miller (Eastern Michigan, RB), Quinn Urwiler (Northern Illinois, LB) and Ryan Millmore (Western Michigan, P).
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This week's honorees are: Dontae Miller (Eastern Michigan, RB), Quinn Urwiler (Northern Illinois, LB) and Ryan Millmore (Western Michigan, P).
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MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Dontae McMillan, Eastern Michigan, RB
Senior, Seattle, Wash. (Chief Sealth)
McMillan saved his best for last as he posted several career-highs in his final collegiate contest, including total yards (237), touchdowns (2), and receiving yards (126). McMillan ran for 111 yards on 11 carries with one score to post his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season while grabbing four catches for 126 yards to record his first 100-yard receiving game as a collegiate player. The only player in program history, the lone player in the MAC this year, and just the second in the FBS in 2025 to record over 100-yards rushing AND receiving in the same game, he averaged 15.8 yards per touch against the Broncos as he brought his season rushing total to 1,014 yards to become the 12th Eagle to run for 1,000+ yards in a single season and the first since 2022 (Samson Evans, 1,166). Additionally, McMillan, who recorded two catches (50 and 48) that surpassed his career-high for a game after catching for 46 yards at Buffalo earlier this year, was one of only three running backs in the MAC in 2025 to surpass the 1,000-yard mark and the only player to record over 300 yards receiving (375).
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Quinn Urwiler, NIU, Linebacker
R-Senior, Mooseheart, Ill. (Batavia/North Dakota)
Quinn Urwiler led NIU with 12 tackles in the Huskies' season finale against Kent State. He recorded his first career interception in his 56th and final college football game, picking off Dru DeShields with 8:11 to go in the second quarter. Two plays later NIU scored to go up 14-10. Early in the fourth quarter, Urwiler forced a DaShawn Martin fumble that Taylor Powell recovered and returned 49 yards to the Kent State one yard-line, which led to another NIU touchdown that put the Huskies up 31-20. It was his first career forced fumble. Urwiler finished the season with 141 tackles, the most by an NIU defender since 1992. He is the fourth Huskie to have 140 or more tackles in a season since 1990.
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Ryan Millmore, Western Michigan, P
R-Sophomore, Bloomington, Ind. (Normal)
Millmore punted five times in WMU's win over Eastern Michigan and landed four inside the 20 and helping flip the field position. His first punt was downed at the EMU 2. His second and third punts were fair caught at the EMU 15. His fourth was fair caught at the EMU 20 and his fifth and final was fair caught at the EMU 8.
Dontae McMillan, Eastern Michigan, RB
Senior, Seattle, Wash. (Chief Sealth)
McMillan saved his best for last as he posted several career-highs in his final collegiate contest, including total yards (237), touchdowns (2), and receiving yards (126). McMillan ran for 111 yards on 11 carries with one score to post his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season while grabbing four catches for 126 yards to record his first 100-yard receiving game as a collegiate player. The only player in program history, the lone player in the MAC this year, and just the second in the FBS in 2025 to record over 100-yards rushing AND receiving in the same game, he averaged 15.8 yards per touch against the Broncos as he brought his season rushing total to 1,014 yards to become the 12th Eagle to run for 1,000+ yards in a single season and the first since 2022 (Samson Evans, 1,166). Additionally, McMillan, who recorded two catches (50 and 48) that surpassed his career-high for a game after catching for 46 yards at Buffalo earlier this year, was one of only three running backs in the MAC in 2025 to surpass the 1,000-yard mark and the only player to record over 300 yards receiving (375).
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Quinn Urwiler, NIU, Linebacker
R-Senior, Mooseheart, Ill. (Batavia/North Dakota)
Quinn Urwiler led NIU with 12 tackles in the Huskies' season finale against Kent State. He recorded his first career interception in his 56th and final college football game, picking off Dru DeShields with 8:11 to go in the second quarter. Two plays later NIU scored to go up 14-10. Early in the fourth quarter, Urwiler forced a DaShawn Martin fumble that Taylor Powell recovered and returned 49 yards to the Kent State one yard-line, which led to another NIU touchdown that put the Huskies up 31-20. It was his first career forced fumble. Urwiler finished the season with 141 tackles, the most by an NIU defender since 1992. He is the fourth Huskie to have 140 or more tackles in a season since 1990.
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Ryan Millmore, Western Michigan, P
R-Sophomore, Bloomington, Ind. (Normal)
Millmore punted five times in WMU's win over Eastern Michigan and landed four inside the 20 and helping flip the field position. His first punt was downed at the EMU 2. His second and third punts were fair caught at the EMU 15. His fourth was fair caught at the EMU 20 and his fifth and final was fair caught at the EMU 8.
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