The University of Akron Athletics
Undercuffler Named MAC East Offensive Player of The Week
November 03 | Football
CLEVELAND, Ohio – University of Akron senior QB Jeff Undercuffler, Jr. (Burlington, N.J.) was named Mid-American Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Friday. 
Undercuffler led Akron to a 31-27 win over rival Kent State as the Zips claimed the coveted Wagon Wheel trophy for the first time since 2018 on Wednesday night at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field.
Undercuffler guided Akron's passing attack with 298 yards, tossing two touchdowns without throwing an interception while completing 23-of-39 passes. The signal caller also added a touchdown on the ground with a five-yard run with 26-seconds left in the game to secure the rivalry win.
The Zips scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter for the win as Undercuffler led three scoring drives, starting with a 16-play, 87-yard drive lasting 6:32 and ending with a 22-yard pass to WR Jasaiah Gathings for a touchdown to make it 27-17. Next, the Zips used a 3:32 drive consisting of six plays for 74 yards as RB Lorenzo Lingard broke free with a 37-yard run to bring Akron within three points (27-24).
After a three-and-out defensive stop by the Zips, Undercuffler gave the Zips a 31-27 advantage while leaving only 26-seconds remaining on the game clock with an eight-play, 57-yard that lasted 2:57. On the final drive, Undercuffler completed 3-of-4 passes, finding Gathings twice and Lingard once to take the offense to the Kent State five-yard line. He kept the ball on the final run-pass-option play and scampered five yards for the touchdown.
UP NEXT
The Zips will be on the road the next two weeks before wrapping up regular season play at InfoCision Stadium. Akron is scheduled to. Visit Miami on Wednesday, Nov. 8 with a kickoff time of either 7 p.m.The following week Akron travels to Eastern Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 14 for a 7 p.m. kick, and returns to InfoCision Stadium for Senior Day and the final regular season contest against the Ohio Bobcats on Friday, Nov. 24 at Noon.
