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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOE COX
Quarterback
GEORGIA
6-1 • 198 • Senior
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS)

• Completed 18-of-26 passes for 375 yards with a school record-tying five touchdowns and an interception in Georgia’s 52-41 at Arkansas.

• His 44-yard TD pass to Orson Charles gave the Bulldogs the lead for good, 42-35, late in the third quarter.

• Every one of his 18 completions went for a first down.

• The five TD passes ties mark set by Matthew Stafford (vs. Georgia Tech, 2008), D.J. Shockley (vs. Boise State, 2005) and David Greene (vs. LSU, 2004).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CRAIG STEVENS
Linebacker
AUBURN
6-3 • 223 • Junior
Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS)

• Had a career-high 11 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown in the Auburn’s 41-30 win over West Virginia.

• His 15-yard interception return helped seal the win for the Tigers as it came with 3:41 remaining in the game and gave the Tigers an 11-point advantage.

• The interception and touchdown were both firsts in Stevens career.

• The Tiger defense came up with six turnovers in the game, including five interceptions. Auburn converted those turnovers into 24 points.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DERRICK LOCKE
Return Specialist
KENTUCKY
5-9 • 190 • Junior
Hugo, Okla. (HS)

• Had four kickoff returns for 191 yards, including a 100-yard touchdown jaunt, in Kentucky’s 31-27 win over Louisville.

• Locke totaled 310 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, including 47 receiving yards and 72 rushing yards and a TD.

• He became the first player in school history and third player in SEC history to have two 100-yard kickoff returns in his career.

• The 191 KOR yards set a school record (old: 185 by Keenan Burton vs. Louisville, 2006).

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
MAURKICE POUNCEY
Center
FLORIDA
6-5 • 310 • Junior
Lakeland, Fla. (HS)

• Earned a 93 percent grade in the 23-13 win over Tennessee, the third consecutive week he’s checked in at 90 percent or higher – has also recorded three knockdowns through the first three weeks of play.

• His 93 percent grade earns him a Champion grade on Florida’s squad.

• Led a UF offense that out-rushed Tennessee, 208-117, leading to the UF victory that kept the Gators’ 13-game win streak alive.

• The Florida offense has scored a TD in 45 of the last 49 quarters.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
PERNELL McPHEE
Defensive End
MISSISSIPPI STATE
6-4 • 275 • Junior
Pahokee, Fla. (HS/Itawamba CC)

• A constant in the Vanderbilt backfield, McPhee totalled three tackles, including a pair of sacks, in Mississippi State’s 15-3 win at Vanderbilt.

• McPhee led a defensive front that allowed only 33 yards rushing on 29 carries. Vanderbilt’s longest run from scrimmage was nine yards.

• His first sack came on a 3rd down play early in the second quarter and his second came on Vanderbilt’s first drive of the second half.

• McPhee also tallied a quarterback pressure in the game.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
JARVIS GILES
Running Back
SOUTH CAROLINA
5-11 • 183
Tampa, Fla. (Gaither HS)

• Led the Gamecocks with 113 yards rushing on 11 carries and a touchdown in South Carolina’s 38-16 victory against Florida Atlantic.

• His long run was a 38-yard burst and his touchdown came on a 12-yard scamper in the third quarter.

• It was the first 100-yard rushing game for a Gamecock since Mike Davis opened the 2008 season against NC State with 101 yards and the first 100-yard rushing game for a Gamecock freshman since Taylor Rank in 2006.

OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 3

NG TERRENCE CODY (Alabama) -- Totaled five tackles (three solos) with one for a loss and a pass deflection.

CB/RS JAVIER ARENAS (Alabama) -- Accounted for 151 all-purpose yards on just five total returns and had three tackles (two solos) and two pass deflections.

QB RYAN MALLETT (Arkansas) -- Completed 21-of-39 passes for 405 yards with 5 TDs and no interceptions. Yardage and TDs are both school records.

WR GREG CHILDS (Arkansas) -- Had five catches for 140 yards and two TDs.

QB CHRIS TODD (Auburn) -- Completed 16-of-31 passes for 284 yards with four TDs and an interception.

QB TIM TEBOW (Florida) -- Completed 14-of-19 passes for 115 yards and rushed for 76 yards on 24 carries and a TD.

P DREW BUTLER (Georgia) -- Averaged 55.2 yards per punt on four attempts, including a 64-yarder late in game that was downed at the 9-yard line.

LB MICAH JOHNSON (Kentucky) -- Registered game-high 12 total tackles (four solos) with a tackle for loss and QB pressure.

FS CHAD JONES (LSU) -- Had four total tackles (two solos) with two interceptions and a pass deflection.

WR BRANDON LaFELL (LSU) -- Had three catches for 57 yards including two TD grabs.

QB JEVAN SNEAD (Ole Miss) -- Completed 16-of-28 passes for 209 yard with 3 TDs and no interceptions.

LB D.T. SHACKELFORD (Ole Miss) -- Had five tackles with 1.5 for losses with an interception returned for a TD and two fumble recoveries.

RB ANTHONY DIXON (Mississippi State) -- Rushed for 123 yards on 21 carries.

QB STEPHEN GARCIA (South Carolina) -- Completed 20-of-27 passes for 222 yards with 1 TD and no intercpetions.

SS ERIC BERRY (Tennessee) -- Logged team-best 11 total tackles with two for losses and an interception.

LB CHRIS MARVE (Vanderbilt) -- Had a game-high 15 total tackles (4 solos) with one for a loss (-3 yards).

P BRETT UPSON (Vanderbilt) -- Averaged 43.0 yards per punt on 11 attempts with five downed inside the 20.