Black Named LSC Special Teams Player of the Week Following 90-Yard Kickoff Return

SILVER CITY, NM – Western New Mexico University football junior Zakkarii Black (Sacramento, CA/Charter Oak High School) has been named the Lone Star Conference Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance in the Mustangs’ 48-41 road victory over Sul Ross State on Saturday. Black, a Sacramento, California, native, delivered a game-changing play in the Battle for the Golden Tumbleweed, returning a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter to help Western New Mexico secure its second consecutive victory over Sul Ross State. With just 17 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Black answered a…