Brockport, NY - The Empire 8 announced on Monday that Brockport's Zymier Jackson was selected as the E8 Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week after a four touchdown performance in the Courage Bowl.

Jackson led the charge offensively for the Brockport Golden Eagles in a 38-28 win over St. John Fisher in Courage Bowl XXI. Making his third career start, Jackson both threw and ran for over 100 yards in the contest. In the passing game he completed 14-of-21 attempts for 133 yards and two touchdowns. As a runner he totaled 111 yards on 15 carries and found the end zone twice. His biggest play of the game was a 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Jackson is now 3-0 as the starting QB for Brockport after rushing for 100 yards for the first time in his collegiate career. Since Zymier has taken over as the starter, the Golden Eagles are averaging 40.0 points per game. Across these games he has totaled 572 passing yards, 178 rushing yards, six passing touchdowns, and a pair of rushing scores.

Brockport is now 4-1 overall with a 2-0 start to conference play. Its the bye week for the Golden Eagles in Week 6 of the season, as they return to the field on October 17th for a matchup against Alfred State on the road (12pm).