Martin Luther Knights quarterback Luke Rothe recently answered a few questions for us about his football experience and his performance this past weekend which earned our Outstanding Athlete of the Week award. Luke joins Brendan Chambers as the only two repeat Outstanding Athletes as Luke also won in week 7 of last season. Congratulations again Luke, you earned it, keep up all the hard work and we wish you a great season.
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Luke led the Martin Luther Knights this past weekend in their 68-51 shootout victory over the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers. He completed 9 of the 13 passes he threw and totaled 183 yards on those completions with 4 of them going for touchdowns of 41, 44, 17, and 9 yards. He also threw a 2-point conversion to WR/TE Micah Plocher. As a dual-threat quarterback, he put his legs to use, running for 257 yards on 30 carries for an average of 8.6 yards a carry. He scored 3 times on the ground from distances of 5, 4, and 75 yards out while also converting a two point conversion. He contributed to 440 yards of offense and 46 points. As if all of that was not enough, Luke also tallied 2 tackles and a pass breakup as a defensive back. Luke leads Division III football in points responsible for on the season with 124 and is second in the UMAC in both passing and rushing touchdowns with 11 and 7, respectively.
Q&A:
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What was the biggest key to your individual success in last week’s performance?
Biggest key to my success was without a doubt the blocking line got to the 2nd line and backs and receivers were blocking down field real nice
Where does your recent performance rank for you on your list of individual best games?
This was probably my best game
What is the biggest area of your game do you want to improve on moving forward?
Still need to improve on my reads whether passing or triple option.
What is going to be the key to your team succeeding this week?
Ball control eureka is a very good team ,so we want to limit turnovers and make the most of each possession.
Who has the made the greatest impact on your football career?
My dad and two older brothers have made a Great impact on my football career from a early age and still today.
What was your most memorable game in high school?
My senior year I had a return and a pic six , but our offense had a game winning drive with only a few seconds left in a high scoring game.
What do you love most about the game of football?
My favorite thing about football is that it is a strategy game ,you can do a lot of preparation but so many new things will get thrown at you and you as a team have to make it work from weather to the other team you can't predict exactly what they'll do
What extracurricular activities besides football do you participate in at your school?
I also play on the basketball team
What is your favorite class you have taken in college?
Anything American history
If you could meet one person in the world today, who would it be?
Aaron Rodgers
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