The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 15 of the season:

Wayne Knight, James Madison

The Dukes running back set a Sun Belt Conference championship game record with 234 all-purpose yards in a 31-14 win over Troy. Knight rushed for a career-high 212 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown run.

Knight was the first JMU player with 200-plus rushing yards since 2017, when the Dukes were in the Championship Subdivision. It was his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season, and he ranks third on the school single-season all-purpose yards list with at least one more game to play, at Oregon in the College Football Playoff.

Runner-up

Texas Tech linebacker Ben Roberts came back from a lower abdominal injury early in the game to intercept two passes in the second half

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