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Boyd grabs OVC Defensive honor


Senior defensive back Perez Boyd has been named the Ohio Valley Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week for his effort against nationally ranked Eastern Illinois Saturday.

Boyd, 6-1 and 180 pounds, had nine tackles, a fumble recovery, a pass deflection and an interception with a 41-yard return in the Skyhawks’ 55-43 loss to Eastern Illinois.

Boyd, a junior college transfer from East Mississippi Community College, is the Skyhawks leading tackler with 92 total tackles.

He has 61 solo tackles and five interceptions on the season.

With two games left this season, he is three interceptions short of tying the school record for most interceptions in a season.