Mankato,  Minn. —  Minnesota State senior linebacker Kevin Klug, has been named the D2football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week.

This marks the third time in school history that a Maverick has earned the award and the first time that a player has earned the award in the special team's category.  Former MSU quarterback Ben King was named the Offensive Player of the Week twice during his career.

Klug, a native of Caledonia, Minn., blocked two punts and recorded two special teams tackles in Minnesota State's 59-14 victory over MSU Moorhead Saturday afternoon. 

Fifth-ranked Minnesota State (8-0, 7-0 NSIC) hosts Southwest Minnesota State Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., in its regular season home finale.

D2football.com National Players of the Week for Minnesota State

Name	Opponent (Date)	Category
Ben King	South Dakota (10/26/06)	Offensive Player of the Week
Ben King	Peru State (9/11/07)	Offensive Player of the Week
Kevin Klug	MSU Moorhead (10/26/09)	Special Teams Player of the Week

To view Klug's stats for the week, click HERE

To view the D2football.com story on this, click HERE


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