ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State wide receiver/kick returner Rashad Rochelle (Offensive) and defensive back Nic Yatsko (Newcomer) earned Missouri Valley Football Conference weekly honors as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
 
Rochelle picked up Indiana State's second MVFC Offensive Player of the Week nod this season, while Yatsko becomes the third different Sycamore to earn Newcomer of the Week honors following the team's 24-12 win over No. 4/5 South Dakota State.
 
Rochelle sparked the Sycamores after returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to put Indiana State up early in Brookings. He added four receptions for 84 yards with scores of 17 and 57 yards to propel the Sycamores to their first win over SDSU since 2011 and the Sycamores' first top five win since 2012.His kickoff return for a score marked Indiana State's first kickoff return for a touchdown since 2014 and the longest since the end of the 2006 season.
 
Yatsko continues to make his presence felt as the redshirt freshman nickel back came through with a career-high 14 tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in the Sycamores' 24-12 win over SDSU. Yatsko came through with a play that swung the momentum in the first quarter as SDSU was driving down the field following Rochelle's kickoff return for a touchdown.
 
On a SDSU fake punt, Yatsko came up with the forced fumble in Indiana State territory, and subsequently fell on the football for the recovery, one of Indiana State's three turnovers in the game.
 
Indiana State 2025 MVFC Players of the Week

• September 1 – Plez Lawrence (Offensive), Sebastian Lopez (Special Teams)
• September 8 – Logan Wilson (Defensive), Larry Stephens III (Newcomer)
• October 20 – Kimal Clark (Newcomer)
• November 3 – Rashad Rochelle (Offensive), Nic Yatsko (Newcomer)

Up Next
Indiana State returns to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 8, for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Illinois State. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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