FRISCO – Following a historic performance on the road against a nationally ranked team, Texas A&M University-Commerce football quarterback Ron Peace has been named the Southland Conference's Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
 
Peace (Malakoff) threw for 457 yards and three touchdowns at UC Davis last Saturday, going 29 for 56. The 457 passing yards are fourth most in program history, second in the FCS this season, third in all levels of college football, and most for any quarterback in Week 2.
 
Additionally, the 29 completions are also 10^th most in program history. Peace is the first Lion quarterback to earn a conference player of the week award in the Division I era. The Lions had just one player of the week honoree a year ago.
 
The Lions are set to host Grambling on Saturday at 6 p.m. for their home opener. Tickets can be purchased at LionAthletics.com/Tickets.
 
2024 Southland Football Players of the Week

Date	Offensive	Defensive	Special Teams
Sept. 2	Jalen Walthall, UIW	Eli Ennis, Nicholls	Stephen Johnson, McNeese
Sept. 9	Ron Peace, A&M-Commerce	Blake Gotcher, Northwestern State	Leon Chase, Lamar