PHILADELPHIA – Two wins so far in 2017 for the Penn football team and two Ivy League Player of the Week honors following the Red and Blue's 65-47 win at Lehigh on Saturday.
 
If you've been following the #UPrising's social media since Saturday, you're surely aware of the performance sophomore Karekin Brooks put together in his first career start at running back. The Ivy League was also aware, selecting Brooks as Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week.
 
What you may not have expected in a game that saw the Quakers concede 47 points is that a defensive player would be chosen as Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week. Nick Miller came up with big plays for the Penn defense when they were needed most, spotting his team's explosive offense a few extra possessions which the Quakers capitalized on en route to their highest point total since 1946.
 
These are the first Ivy League weekly awards for both Brooks and Miller.
 
Karekin Brooks Notes

• Rushed for 268 yards – five yards from setting a new school record and the second-most all-time by a Penn running back
• Scored three rushing touchdowns and added a fourth on a halfback option pass from four yards out
• Brooks has rushed for 410 yards over Penn's first two games of 2017 – the most-ever by a Penn player in consecutive games
• Brooks leads FCE football in rushing yards per game (205.0), the next closest running back is averaging 167.3 ypg.
• Brooks' 10.5 yards-per-rush ranks No. 2 in FCS
• Brooks ranks No. 9 in total rushing yards in FCS
• Brooks was also named College Sports Madness Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and was honorable mention for the College Football Performance Awards' National Player of the Week award.

Nick Miller Notes

• Miller forced a fumble on Lehigh's opening drive, dialing up a strip sack of the quarterback and recovering the ball
• Miller has fumble recoveries in back-to-back games, the first Quaker to do so since Austin Taps in 2015
• Miller had an interception in the third quarter, giving him two caused turnovers – both resulted in Penn touchdowns
• Miller finished with a game-high 10 total tackles
• Miller is tied for No. 1 in FCS in fumble recoveries-per-game (1.0)
• Miller ranks No. 4 in FCS in solo tackles-per-game (7.0)
• Miller ranks No. 21 in FCS in total tackles-per-game (10.0)