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Nichols Named SAA Defensive Player of the Week

Photo by Scott Crawford
Photo by Scott Crawford

ATLANTA, Ga. - Austin College football player Keegan Nichols has been named the Southern Athletics Association Defensive Player of the Week, the league office has announced. 

Nichols, a sophomore linebacker from Cedar Park, had a huge game for the 'Roos to help lead the team to a 27-26 win at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Nichols made 13 tackles, including six solo stops, and had 3.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack. For the year, Nichols is second in the SAA in tackles and leads the conference with 6.5 tackles-for-loss through two games.