2019 GREAT LAKES VALLEY CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Matt Cole, Sr., KR/PR, McKendree,...Cole earned the respect of the seven other GLVC coaches as the unanimous Special Teams Player of the Year. The Chicago, Illinois native led the GLVC and ranked fifth nationally in punt return touchdowns (1), sixth in combined kick returns (833), eighth in all-purpose yards per game (166.55) and kickoff return touchdowns (1), and 23rd in kickoff returns average (27.2). Earlier this season, C ole became the third player in program history with a punt return and kick return for a touchdown and finished his career with four combined special teams touchdowns (three kickoff returns, one punt return), which is second all-time in school history. | | |