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SEC Football Players of the Week Announced

Posted: October 20, 2008

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KNOWSHON MORENO
Tailback
GEORGIA
5-11 • 207 • Sophomore
Belford, N.J. (Middletown South HS)

  • Moreno recorded a season-high 172 yards rushing and one touchdown on 23 carries in Georgia's 24-14 win over Vanderbilt.
  • The effort was Moreno's 10th 100-yard game of his career. He is currently 10th in the Georgia career record books in rushing yards with 2,096.
  • He also had one catch for 10 yards against Vanderbilt.
  • Moreno is the SEC's leading scorer (9.43 points per game) while Georgia leads the SEC in total offense (429.6 yards per game).


    SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    ERIC BERRY
    Safety
    TENNESSEE
    5-11 • 195 • Sophomore
    Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)

  • Berry had a season-high 10 tackles, a sack and returned an interception for a touchdown in Tennessee's 34-3 win against Mississippi State.
  • Berry's 72-yard interception return for a touchdown was his fifth interception of the season and 10th of his career. His 397 career interception yards broke a 60-year old SEC record held by Ole Miss' Bobby Wilson (1946-49, 379 yards).
  • With his five interceptions this season, Berry leads the nation in interceptions.
  • Berry has intercepted a pass in each of the last three games.


    SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    BRETT UPSON
    Punter
    VANDERBILT
    5-11 • 185 • Junior
    Griffin, Ga. (Spalding HS)

  • Upson averaged 44.6 yards on seven punts in Vanderbilt's 24-14 loss at Georgia.
  • On Upson's seven punts, Georgia was pinned inside its own 5-yard line twice. The Bulldogs also had no punt return yardage against the Commodores.
  • One of his seven punts was a touchback and the average field position for Georgia on the punts was its own 20-yard line.
  • Upson is averaging 40.8 yards per punt this season and his 38.3 net punting average leads the SEC.


    SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
    MIKE JOHNSON
    Guard
    ALABAMA
    6-6 • 299 • Junior
    Pensacola, Fla. (Pine Forest HS)

  • Johnson did not allow a sack or quarterback pressure and did not have any missed assignments in Alabama's 24-20 win against Ole Miss.
  • Alabama finished the game with 326 total yards (219 passing, 107 rushing) in the win. 219 of those yards came in the first half as the Tide opened up a 24-3 lead.
  • The honor for Johnson is his second of the season (Week 1) and the third of the year for an Alabama offensive lineman (Andre Smith, Week 4).


    SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
    TYSON JACKSON
    Defensive End
    LSU
    6-5 • 290 • Senior
    Edgard, La. (West St. John HS)

  • Jackson had three tackles, including a pair of sacks, in LSU's 24-17 win at South Carolina.
  • The Tiger defensive line limited the Gamecocks to just 39 yards rushing in the game. Carolina had 254 yards of total offense with just 42 in the second half.
  • LSU finished the game with a season-high six sacks.
  • His two sacks raised his career total to 18.5, which is the eighth highest in LSU history. Jackson is the current active sack leader in the SEC.


    SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
    RANDALL COBB
    Wide Receiver / Quarterback / Punt Returner
    KENTUCKY
    5-11 • 185
    Alcoa, Tenn. (HS)

  • Cobb scored both of Kentucky's touchdowns in the final 4:15 of the game to rally the Wildcats to a 21-20 win against Arkansas.
  • He accounted for every yard in UK's winning touchdown drive, beginning with a 14-yard punt return, and then catching passes for 14 and 21 yards (TD). His first TD catch was a 32-yarder.
  • For the game, he had five receptions for 73 yards, returned three punts for 24 yards and completed 2-of-3 passes for 45 yards.

    OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 8

    SAF RASHAD JOHNSON (Alabama) -- Led Tide with nine tackles (6 solos) with an interception, forced fumble and tackle for loss, against Ole Miss.

    TB MICHAEL SMITH (Arkansas) -- Rushed for career-high 192 yards and one touchdown on career-high 35 carries and had three catches for 33 yards and another score against Kentucky.

    FL A.J. GREEN (Georgia) -- Freshman caught game-high seven passes for 132 yards and a touchdown against Vanderbilt.

    LB MICAH JOHNSON (Kentucky) -- Notched career-high 15 tackles with two for losses, including a sack, and a pass deflection, against Arkansas.

    LT CIRON BLACK (LSU) -- Led Tigers with nine knockdown blocks, did not allow a sack, and played all 75 snaps from scrimmage against South Carolina.

    DT PERIA JERRY (Ole Miss) -- Credited with seven tackles, 2.5 for losses, including a sack, and had a forced fumble against Alabama.

    DB ZACH SMITH (Mississippi State) -- Had game-high 11 tackles (seven solos) against Tennessee.

    LB ERIC NORWOOD (South Carolina) -- Registered eight total tackles (four solos), with 1.5 for losses, and a pass deflection.

    RB LENNON CREER (Tennessee) -- Rushed for game-high 68 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown and also had a pass reception against Mississippi State.

    RB JARED HAWKINS (Vanderbilt) -- Rushed for 63 yards on 13 carries and also had three catches for 23 yards against Georgia.



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