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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State junior kicker/punter Rainer Duzan has been named to the Academic All-Pioneer Football League First Team, while senior fullback Desmond Cox has earned Academic All-PFL Second-Team honors.
Duzan, a native of Dublin, Ohio, maintains a 3.84 grade point average as an accounting major at Morehead State. He was also named to the PFL’s First Team for athletic achievement.
Duzan established the MSU career record for field goals in the season opener and continued to add to it. He finished the year 12-of-17 on FG attempts and 49-of-51 on extra-point tries.
Duzan led the team and ranked third in the league with 85 points. He also earned PFL Special Teams Player of the Week accolades three times.
Cox, a native of Akron, Ohio, maintains a 3.46 GPA as a sports management major at MSU. He was also named to the PFL’s Second Team for athletic achievement.
Cox rushed for 956 yards and nine touchdowns in his final college season. He also amassed 323 receiving yards and took two catches to the end zone.
Cox ranked second in the PFL in rushing yards to finish his career with 1,783. He earned PFL Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for a career-high 218 yards in the season finale against Butler, which included a school-record 92-yard touchdown burst.
Morehead State finished the campaign 3-8 overall and 2-6 in the PFL. Half of MSU’s eight defeats came in heartbreaking fashion, by less than five points.
