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SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of Nov. 14)

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DEXTER McCLUSTER
Running Back/Wide Receiver
OLE MISS
5-9 • 170 • Senior
Largo, Fla. (HS)

• McCluster set school records with 282 rushing and 324 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns in Ole Miss’ 42-17 win over Tennessee.

• The 282 rushing yards is the 11th highest rushing total in SEC history and the 7th highest in an SEC intra-conference game.  The 324 yards is 8th highest in league history and seventh highest in an SEC intra-conference game.

• McCluster scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, on runs of 15 and 23 yards.  He tacked on a 32-yard TD run midway through the second quarter and added a 71-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter.

• McCluster averaged 11.3 yards per carry on 25 attempts and caught four passes for 42 yards in the game.


DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOE HADEN
Cornerback
FLORIDA
5-11 • 190 • Junior
Ft. Washington, Md. (Friendly HS)

• Haden led Florida with 11 total tackles (10 solos), including a quarterback sack (-9 yards), interception, two forced fumbles and a pass deflection in the Gators’ 24-14 win at South Carolina.

• The interception, his third of the season, came in the fourth quarter and sealed the win for the Gators.

• The Florida defense held South Carolina to 247 yards of total offense and forced three Gamecock turnovers.

• Haden’s sack of Carolina QB Stephen Garcia was one of six by the Gator defense.

• For the season, Haden is second on the squad with 55 total tackles, including a team-high 44 solo stops.


SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DEMOND WASHINGTON
Defensive Back/Return Specialist
AUBURN
5-9 • 185 • Junior
Tallassee, Fla. (HS/Miss. Gulf Coast CC)

• Washington accounted for a school record 202 kickoff return yards and 229 total return yards for Auburn in a 31-24 loss at Georgia.

• Following a Georgia TD early in the fourth quarter, Washington returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to tie the score at 24-24.  The return was the sixth longest in school history.

• The 202 kickoff return yards and the 229 total return yards were both the fourth most in SEC single-game history.

• His 40.4 kickoff return average (5 KOR) is the second-best in SEC history for a single game (min. 4 returns). 


OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
MIKE JOHNSON
Guard
ALABAMA
6-5 • 303 • Senior
Pensacola, Fla. (Pine Forest HS)

•  Johnson led Alabama offensive line with the top grade following a 31-3 win over Mississippi State.  He was one of two offensive players of the week according to the coaching staff.

• He did not allow a sack, pressure or get called for any penalties against the Bulldogs.

• Johnson helped clear the way for an Alabama offense that gained 444 yards, with Mark Ingram rushing for 149 yards and two TDs.

• In 58 offensive plays, Alabama had just five lost rushing yards.


DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
COREY PETERS
Tackle
KENTUCKY
6-3 • 295 • Senior
Louisville, Ky. (Central HS)

• Peters accounted for five total tackles, including 1.5 for losses, and a quarterback pressure in Kentucky’s 24-13 win at Vanderbilt.

• Both tackles for losses helped lead to Vanderbilt punts and his QB pressure led to an incomplete pass.

• Peters was part of a Kentucky defense that held the Commodores to 209 yards of total offense, the fewest yards against an SEC opponent by the Wildcats since 1996.

• In the second half, the Kentucky defense limited Vandy to no points, one first down and 31 total yards.


FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
WASHAUN EALEY
Running Back
GEORGIA
5-11 • 205
Stillmore, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute)

• Ealey led Georgia in rushing with 98 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 31-24 win over Auburn.

• Ealey’s one-yard TD run came early in the third quarter and gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the game, 17-14.  In that scoring drive, Ealey had six touches for 36 yards, including a game-long 19 yard carry.

• Ealey also had a six-yard reception in the contest.

• For the season, Ealey has rushed for 379 yards and three touchdowns for the Bulldogs.


OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 11

RB MARK INGRAM (Alabama) -- Rushed for 149 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns and had a nine-yard reception against Mississippi State.

LB ROLANDO McCLAIN (Alabama) – Tallied 11 total tackles with three for losses, including a sack, against Mississippi State.

QB RYAN MALLETT (Arkansas) -- Completed 23-of-30 passes for 405 yards and five touchdowns, breaking or tying 5 school records, against Troy.

LB JERICO NELSON (Arkansas) -- Registered game-high 12 total tackles (eight solos), with a tackle for loss and two pass deflections against Troy.

RB BEN TATE (Auburn) -- Rushed for 67 yards on 20 carries and caught two passes for 21 yards against Georgia.

ATH BRANDON JAMES (Florida) -- Tallied 154 all purpose yards, including a season-long 49 yard punt return and caught career-high-tying four passes for 24 yards against South Carolina.

LB RENNIE CURRAN (Georgia) -- Had game-high 12 total tackles (six solos) against Auburn.

TB DERRICK LOCKE (Kentucky) -- Accounted for 218 total yards, including 144 rushing with a score, two catches for six yards, a kickoff return for 27 yards, and threw a 41-yard pass to set up a score against Vanderbilt.

RB KEILAND WILLIAMS (LSU) -- Rushed for 116 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns against Louisiana Tech.

LB PERRY RILEY (LSU) -- Tallied game-high 14 total tackles (five solos) with a half-tackle for loss and a pass deflection against Louisiana Tech.

LB JONATHAN CORNELL (Ole Miss) -- Logged game-high 11 total tackles, including one for a loss, against Tennessee.

RB ANTHONY DIXON (Mississippi State) -- Rushed for 81 yards on 22 carries and had six catches for 59 yards against Alabama.

CB STEPHON GILMORE (South Carolina) -- Freshman led the Gamecocks with career-high 10 tackles (six solos) and a pass deflection against Florida.

DT DAN WILLIAMS (Tennessee) -- Had nine total tackles (four solos) with two for losses (-5 yards) against Ole Miss.

LB CHRIS MARVE (Vanderbilt) -- Tallied 13 total tackles (six solos) with one for a loss (-2 yards) against Kentucky.