It was a performance that couldn't go unnoticed.
Lincoln's Maurkice Savage earned the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association's Defensive Player of the Week award for his work Saturday during the Blue Tigers' 34-27 victory against Nebraska-Kearney.
Savage, a freshman defensive back, intercepted three passes, included a game-saving pick near the goal line with 24 seconds remaining in the game as the Lopers were ....