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SEC Football Players of the Week Announced

Posted: September 29, 2008

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOHN PARKER WILSON
Quarterback
ALABAMA
6-2 • 211 • Senior
Hoover, Ala. (HS)

  • Wilson completed 13-of-16 passes for 205 yards and a touchdown in Alabama's 41-30 win at #3 Georgia.
  • Wilson completed his first seven passes of the game and was 10-of-11 for 139 yards and a TD in the first half while the Tide built a 31-0 halftime lead.
  • Ten of his 13 completions went for first downs and he ran for another.
  • Wilson broke the Alabama career passing yardage record in the contest and now has 6,398 yards.


    SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    JAMARCA SANFORD
    Safety
    OLE MISS
    5-10 • 200 • Senior
    Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS)

  • Sanford registered a game-high 11 total tackles (four solos) in Ole Miss' 31-30 win at #4-ranked Florida.
  • The effort marked Sanford's ninth career double-figure tackle game. He is the SEC's current active career leading tackler with 248 stops.
  • The Ole Miss defense stopped the Gators on downs twice and held Florida to three-plays-and-out five times.
  • Ole Miss' defense forced five Gator turnovers, recovering three.
  • This season, Sanford is fourth in the SEC, averaging 8.6 tackles per game.


    SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    RYAN SUCCOP
    Placekicker
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    6-3 • 221 • Senior
    Hickory, N.C. (HS)

  • Succop accounted for 14 of South Carolina's points in a 26-13 win over UAB.
  • He set a personal high with four field goals, converting his attempts from 44, 48, 26 and 24 yards. It was the most field goals in a game for a Gamecock player since 1997.
  • He has made his last seven field goal attempts and is 10-for-12 on the season.
  • Succop now has 207 career points, tying Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers for second place on the all-time list at Carolina.


    SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
    GARRY WILLIAMS
    Tackle
    KENTUCKY
    6-3 • 300 • Senior
    Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS)

  • Williams did not allow a quarterback sack or have a penalty in Kentucky's 41-3 win against Western Kentucky.
  • The ‘Cats generated 398 yards of total offense and scored a season-high 41 points.
  • The UK offensive line did not allow any sacks and only had one lost yardage play for -1 yard.
  • Williams returned to action after missing two games because of arthroscopic knee surgey.


    SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
    ANTONIO COLEMAN
    Defensive End
    AUBURN
    6-2 • 252 • Junior
    Mobile, Ala. (Williamson HS)

  • Coleman registered four tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in Auburn's 14-12 win against Tennessee.
  • He helped the Auburn defense hold Tennessee to a season-low in total offense (191 yards) and were the fewest yards of total offense by a Tennessee team against Auburn since 1988 (175).
  • Coleman leads the SEC in sacks with four and has a tackle for loss in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.


    SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
    JARRETT LEE
    Quarterback
    LSU
    6-2 • 216
    Brenham, Texas (HS)

  • In his first career start, Lee completed 18-of-27 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns in LSU's 34-24 win against Mississippi State.
  • His 261 passing effort was the most by an LSU freshman since Josh Booty threw for 280 yards in a loss to Georgia in 1999.
  • Lee became the first LSU freshman to go the distance and win his first SEC start since Herb Tyler led the Tigers to a 38-9 win over Ole Miss in 1995.


    OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 5

    OT ANDRE SMITH (Alabama) -- Had the Tide's top offensive line grade, did not allow a sack or have a penalty against Georgia.

    DE ANTWAIN ROBINSON (Arkansas) -- Registered six total tackles and returned a fumble 80 yards for a touchdown against Texas.

    LB JOSH BYNES (Auburn) -- Making his first career start, logged career high 11 tackles against Tennessee.

    WR/RB PERCY HARVIN (Florida) -- Led Florida in receiving (13 catches for 186 yards, 1 TD) and rushing (10 carries for 82 yards, 1 TD) against Ole Miss.

    CB/PR PRINCE MILLER (Georgia) -- Had career-high six tackles and returned punt 92 yards for a touchdown against Alabama.

    DT COREY PETERS (Kentucky) -- Totaled five tackles, two quarterback sacks and a QB pressure against Western Kentucky.

    RB CHARLES SCOTT (LSU) -- Became first LSU player since 1978 to open season with four straight 100+ yardage games with 141 yards and 2 TDs on 27 carries against Mississippi State.

    WR SHAY HODGE (Ole Miss) -- Had career-high 133 yards on three catches including 86-yard TD catch late in the fourth quarter (longest pass play in Ole Miss history) against Florida.

    RS/DB DERE PEGUES (Mississippi State) -- Logged 199 return yards, including an interception for 23 yards, and had eight stops and a forced fumble against LSU.

    QB STEPHEN GARCIA (South Carolina) -- Completed 13-of-20 passes for 131 yards and a TD and had game-high 86 yards rushing on 18 carries and a TD against UAB.

    P/PK CHAD CUNNINGHAM (Tennessee) -- Punted 10 times for 39.9 yards, placing five inside the 20-yard line and three downed at the 5-yard line or better and also had two touchbacks on kickoffs against Auburn.



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