UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University junior Eli Gordon was selected Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Football Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Eli Gordon had another outstanding game as he led the defense with 11 tackles, a forced fumble, a blocked field-goal recovery, and an interception in the 37-14 win over Truman State in the team's home opener. It is the second time in his career that he has registered double-digit stops in a game. The Midland, Michigan product sealed the game with his second interception of the season that he snagged inside the SVSU 5-yard line and returned 66 yards to the Truman 31-yard line and allowed the Cardinal offense to kill the clock.

The Cardinal football team will hit the road for the start of a three-game road trip with the final non-conference game of the year at Indianapolis on Saturday. The game is set for a 6:00 p.m. (ET) start.