Ben Ridenour Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/18/2023 Sport Football School Coe College Year Position Linebacker Hometown Manchester, Iowa High School West Delaware Football – Defensive Player of the Week Ben Ridenour, Coe College Fifth Year, LB, Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware Ridenour led the Coe College Kohawks to the win over Central College to move to 1-0 in conference play. The Kohawks defense, led by Ridenour, only allowed 11 points to the Dutch. He recorded eight total tackles, including four solo, and 1.5 tackles for loss. Additionally, he added one sack. The fifth-year linebacker collected one of the four interceptions on the day. Coe will host Nebraska Wesleyan for their first home conference game of the season. The RV Kohawks are 3-0 overall and 1-0 in A-R-C action. The Manchester, Iowa native is picking up his first Defensive Player of the Week honor.
