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No. 11 Central Washington now has sole possession of first place in the Lone Star Conference football standings at 5-0 after a win over Texas A&M-Kingsville. West Texas A&M, Western Oregon, Western New Mexico and Midwestern State also prevailed during Week 7. MSU was the only team to win at home. TAMUK, MSU and No. 20 UT Permian Basin are all tied for second in the league standings at 4-1. To read the recaps, click here.
 
Week 8 will again feature all 10 teams in conference action (Eastern New Mexico at WOU; TAMUK at Angelo State; WNMU at WT; Sul Ross State at MSU; and UTPB at CWU).
 
The first NCAA Division II NPI Rankings of the season were released on Oct. 18. CWU is inside the top 20 in the nation and No. 6 in Super Region 4.
 
MSU is tops in the league in total offense (547.1 yards per game), while ASU is tops in defense (375.6 yards per game). MSU is scoring a conference-best 41.6 points per game and UTPB is allowing a league-low 22.4 points per game. ASU (56 yards per game) is the least penalized team in the LSC.
 
The LSC has had two players earn national player of the week recognition by D2Football.com: UTPB linebacker McKyle So’oto (Defensive) on Oct. 6 and TAMUK wide receiver Christian Kretz (Offensive) on Oct. 13.
 
CWU was picked to repeat as the LSC champion this season, according to the league’s preseason poll. WOU senior quarterback Jordan McCarty and CWU senior linebacker Brycen Indell were predicted to win preseason player of the year honors.
 
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AFCA Coaches Poll / Oct. 19: #13 CWU. Receiving Votes: UTPB, MSU. Next ranking: Oct. 26.
 
D2football.com Top 25 Poll / Oct. 19: #7 CWU. Next ranking: Oct. 26.
 
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

(Oct. 17 games)
 
OFFENSIVE
Ryder Bumgarner, Central Washington, RB, Sr., Sport Management, Stanwood, Wash.
Central Washington senior running back Ryder Bumgarner ran for five touchdowns to lead the No. 11-ranked Wildcats to a 52-49 road win over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Bumgarner had 165 yards on 27 carries and also caught a pass for 25 yards. He had two TDs in the first quarter, two in the second and one in the third. His longest TD run was for 38 yards to give CWU its first lead with 6:02 left in the first quarter. Bumgarner is just the second player in the conference to score five times on the ground in a single game this season. His performance helped the Wildcats stay unbeaten in league play (5-0) and snap the Javelinas’ four-game winning streak. Bumgarner leads the league with 14 rushing TDs – six more than anyone else.
 
DEFENSIVE
Brycen Lewis, Midwestern State, S, Jr., Childhood Development, Dallas, Texas
Midwestern State junior safety Brycen Lewis had a career-high 17 tackles – eight solo – and forced a fumble to help the Mustangs hold off Angelo State, 36-32. Lewis’ tackle total is the second most in a single game in the conference this season and most by a MSU player since 2018. Lewis and company allowed just one touchdown after halftime, including a shutout in the third quarter. ASU got the ball with 4:10 left to play and trailing 36-32, and Lewis made four tackles on that drive to help MSU defeat the Rams for the first since 2021. Lewis has made 31 tackles over the last two weeks.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
Zakkarii Black, Western New Mexico, KR, Jr., Social Science, Sacramento, Calif.
Western New Mexico junior Zakkarii Black returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to help the Mustangs top Sul Ross State 48-41 on the road. Black’s return came with 17 second left in the third quarter right after Sul Ross State made it a one-possession game (34-27). He became just the fifth player in the conference to take back a kickoff all the way this season. Black also joins Western Oregon’s Tony McAdoo as the only players in the LSC to score a TD three different ways (rushing, receiving and kick return) this year.
 
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
 
LSC Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31        Joshua Gaines, Western New Mexico
Sept. 7         Will Howell, Sul Ross State
Sept. 14       JT Seagreaves, UT Permian Basin
Sept. 21       Tory Simmons, West Texas A&M
Sept. 28       (co) Kaden Brown, Midwestern State
                    (co) Christian Kretz, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Oct. 5           Will Howell, Sul Ross State (2)
Oct. 12         Christian Kretz, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
Oct. 19         Ryder Bumgarner, Central Washington
 
LSC Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31        Malik Ross, Western Oregon
Sept. 7         LJ Imo, Western Oregon
Sept. 14       Layne Horak, UT Permian Basin
Sept. 21       Brycen Indell, Central Washington
Sept. 28       Eli Leiataua, UT Permian Basin
Oct. 5           McKyle So’oto, UT Permian Basin
Oct. 12         Hunter Boudreaux, Angelo State
Oct. 19         Brycen Lewis, Midwestern State
 
LSC Special Teams Player of the Week
Aug. 31        Kyree Payton, Sul Ross State
Sept. 7         Ashton Wolff, Western Oregon
Sept. 14       Diego Chavarria, UT Permian Basin
Sept. 21       Micai Thompson, UT Permian Basin
Sept. 28       Isaiah Orlandi, West Texas A&M
Oct. 5           Samaje Featherstone, Central Washington
Oct. 12         Tony McAdoo, Western Oregon
Oct. 19         Zakkarii Black, Western New Mexico
 
D2Football.com National Offensive Player of the Week
Oct. 13         Christian Kretz, Texas A&M-Kingsville
 
D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 6           McKyle So’oto, UT Permian Basin