Black selected MIAA Offensive Player of the Week for football

FREELAND, Mich. – Olivet College senior quarterback Braden Black has been tabbed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Offensive Player of the Week for football.

Black completed 71.4 percent (25-of-35) of his passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns, with zero interceptions, in helping the football team beat Kalamazoo College Oct. 8 at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. He also had nine carries for 20 yards. For the season, Black is 85-of-138 for 1,080 yards and seven touchdowns to go along with 50 rushes for 143 yards.

Black and the Comets return to the field Saturday with a 1 p.m. game at MIAA-rival Albion College.