Scots' Biel 'Special' to Earn Midwest Conference Honor
Monmouth, IL (10/28/2019) — Monmouth football coach Chad Braun knew he had a special player in Joey Biel (Spokane, Wash./Northwest Christian) and now everyone knows after the Midwest Conference this week named Biel the league's Special Teams Performer of the Week.
Biel was doing it all again for special teams and added a new dimension recovering his own onside kick in Monmouth's 27-14 win at Cornell. With the Scots leading 10-7 in the third quarter, the senior kicker recovered his own onside kick at the Monmouth 46. The rest of his five kickoffs averaged 56.2 yards and his six punts racked up 264 yards for a 44-yard average. Biel tacked on a pair of field goals and three PATs for nine total points.
A business major, Biel is the son of Rick and Bethany Biel.