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SEC Football Players of the Week Announced

Posted: October 8, 2007

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JACOB HESTER
Running Back
LSU
6-0 • 224 • Senior
Shreveport, La. (Evangel Academy)

  • Hester rushed for a career-best 106 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown in LSU's 28-24 win over Florida.
  • Of Hester's 106 rushing yards, 77 came in the second half with 39 of those in the fourth quarter.
  • On LSU's game-winning drive, Hester carried the ball eight times. He also carried the ball on two fourth-down conversions on the drive.
  • Hester averaged 4.6 yards per carry (23 for 106) against a Florida defense that was averaging 63 rushing yards allowed per game.


    SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    ERIC NORWOOD
    Defensive End
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    6-0 • 258 • Sophomore
    Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS)

  • Norwood returned two fumbles for touchdowns and also registered five solo tackles in South Carolina's 38-23 win against Kentucky.
  • Norwood became just the fourth player in NCAA Division I history to return two fumbles for touchdowns in a single game.
  • In addition to his five total tackles, Norwood had one tackle for a loss, two pass deflections and a quarterback pressure.
  • South Carolina's defense forced four Kentucky turnovers in the game.


    SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    BRITTON COLQUITT
    Punter / Placekicker
    TENNESSEE
    6-3 • 205 • Junior
    Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS)

  • Colquitt punted six times for a 42.0 yard average and also had two touchbacks on six kickoffs in Tennessee's 35-14 victory against Georgia.
  • Of his six punts, three were downed inside the 20-yard line.
  • Georgia's average starting field position in the game was its own 21-yard line.
  • Georgia averaged 18.3 yards on three kickoff returns and 5.5 yards on two punt returns.


    SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
    TYRONNE GREEN
    Guard
    AUBURN
    6-2 • 308 • Junior
    Pensacola, Fla. (Woodham)

  • Green helped pave the way for the Auburn offense to tally 404 yards, including 239 on the ground, in the Tigers' 35-7 win over Vanderbilt.
  • In 59 offensive snaps, Green was second in overall grade (92 percent) and led linemen on assignments (103 percent).
  • The Tigers scored touchdowns on four of their first five offensive possessions.


    SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
    WALLACE GILBERRY
    Defensive End
    ALABAMA
    6-3 • 267 • Senior
    Bay Minette, Ala. (Baldwin County HS)

  • Gilberry led the Crimson Tide defense with 11 total tackles (nine solos), 4.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks, and two quarterback pressures, in Alabama's 30-24 win against Houston.
  • His sack of Houston's quarterback in the first quarter led to a safety and put the Tide ahead, 9-0.
  • Gilberry is tied for third on the team with 37 total tackles, first among defensive linemen. He is second in the SEC with nine tackles for loss this season.


    SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
    CHRIS SMELLEY
    Quarterback
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    6-2 • 221
    Tuscaloosa, Ala. (American Christian HS)

  • Making just the third start of his career, Smelley completed 17-of-30 passes for 256 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in South Carolina's 38-23 win against Kentucky.
  • Smelley directed two fourth quarter scoring drives that helped secure the victory for the Gamecocks. Both drives ended on Smelley TD passes.
  • For the season, Smelley has completed 58-of-107 passes for 810 yards with six TDs and three interceptions.


    OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 6

    RB GLEN COFFEE (Alabama) -- In first career start, tallied 122 rushing yards on 30 carries and a touchdown.

    TB FELIX JONES (Arkansas) -- Rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries against Chattanooga.

    QB BRANDON COX (Auburn) -- Completed 14-of-17 passes for 165 yards with one touchdown against Vanderbilt.

    LB JERMAINE CUNNINGHAM (Florida) -- Tallied 17 total tackles (10 solos) with two pass deflections against LSU.

    WLB DANNELL ELLERBE (Georgia) -- Tallied career-high 12 tackles (nine solos) with one for a loss, against Tennessee.

    DE JEREMY JARMON (Kentucky) -- Registered four tackles with 2.5 sacks (-23 yards) against South Carolina.

    SAF CRAIG STELTZ (LSU) -- Recorded career-best 16 total tackles, most by a Tiger defender since 2002, (13 solos) against Florida.

    DL GREG HARDY (Ole Miss) -- Registered six total tackles, with four for losses (-23 yards), including a sack, and a forced fumble against Louisiana Tech.

    RB ANTHONY DIXON (Miss. State) -- Rushed a career-most 32 times for a career-high 152 yards, a 4.8-yard average, and a career-best three touchdowns against UAB.

    CB CAPTAIN MUNNERLYN (South Carolina) -- Logged seven total tackles with an interception and fumble recovery against Kentucky.

    TB ARIAN FOSTER (Tennessee) -- Rushed for 98 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns against Georgia.

    SLB MARCUS BUGGS (Vanderbilt) -- Logged five total tackles, including two for losses (-5 yards) against Auburn.



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