NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced the football player of the week awards on Monday. New Mexico State quarterback Tyler Rogers took offensive player of the week and safety Ron LaForce earned the defensive honors.
 
In the 30-28 victory over Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico, quarterback Tyler Rogers was 34-for-57 for a total of 401 yards with a career-high four touchdowns. Rogers spread the ball around connecting with 10 different receivers on the night.
 
The Peoria, Ariz. natives 401 yards and four touchdowns are second in the Sun Belt Conference for individual game-highs in 2017 and his 81-yard connection with Izaiah Lottie on Saturday is the longest pass this season of all Sun Belt quarterbacks.
 
LaForce, the junior transfer from College of the Sequoias, made his name known in the Aggie secondary over the weekend. Along with six tackles, the defensive back came up with two huge interceptions on back-to-back Lobo drives.
 
The first was picked off inside the Aggie 15-yard line just before the end of the half and the other came three yards from the end zone on the opponent's first drive of the third quarter.
 
Rogers and LaForce were the first Aggies to be named Sun Belt football players of the week since linebacker Rodney Butler on Oct. 3, 2016.
 
NM State football is back in action at home for the conference opener versus Troy on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. MT.