Courtesy of the Southeastern Conference
SEC Co-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MARCUS LATTIMORE
Running Back
SOUTH CAROLINA
6-0 • 218 • Fr. • Duncan, S.C.
• In his first career SEC game, Lattimore rushed for 182 yards on 37 carries and scored the game’s only two TDs in South Carolina’s 17-6 win over Georgia. The 37 carries is a school freshman record adn the 182 yards rushing was the most by a Gamecock since 2000.
TRENT RICHARDSON
Running Back
ALABAMA
5-11 • 224 • So. • Pensacola, Fla.
• Richardson totaled 207 all-purpose yards in Alabama’s 24-3 win over Penn State. He tallied 144 rushing yards on 22 carries and a TD and also caught four passes for 46 yards and had a 17-yard kickoff return.
SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
NICK FAIRLEY
Tackle
AUBURN
6-5 • 298 • Jr. • Mobile, Ala.
• Fairley accounted for five total tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss (-10 yards), an interception , a fumble recovery and three quarterback pressures in Auburn’s 17-14 win at Mississippi State.
• 1.5 of his tackles for loss were sacks for minus 6 yards.
• The Auburn defense held Mississippi State to 117 yards rushing and 246 yards of total offense.
• Fairley is the first Tiger since Karibi Dede in 2005 to record a fumble recovery and an interception in an SEC game (vs. Arkansas).
SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JEFF DEMPS
Running Back / Return Specialist
FLORIDA
6-1 • 222 • Jr. • Pompano Beach, Fla.
• Demps ran back two kickoffs for 95 yards, including a career-best 54-yarder, and accounted for 255 all-purpose yards, in Florida’s 38-14 win against South Florida.
• He also rushed for career-high 139 yards on 11 carries and a 62-yard TD run and caught a 21-yard pass as well.
• His 255 all-purpose yards is the highest this season in the SEC as well as his 54-yard kickoff return.
• Demps has the longest rushing play (72 yards vs. Miami) and the longest kickoff return in the SEC this season.
SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
MIKE POUNCEY
Center
FLORIDA
6-4 • 310 • Sr. • Lakeland, Fla.
• Pouncey graded out at a team-high 95 percent and did not allow a sack in Florida’s 38-14 win against South Florida.
• The Gators rushed for 251 yards, averaging 7.6 yards per carry against the Bulls.
• Pouncey has a key block in Jeff Demps’ 62-yard touchdown run.
• For the season, the Gator offensive line has allowed just one sack and averaging 7.9 yards per rush.
SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
DRAKE NEVIS
Defensive Tackle
LSU
6-2 • 285 • Sr. • Marrero, La.
• Nevis recorded five tackles, 2.5 sacks and a quarterback pressure in LSU’s 27-3 win at Vanderbilt.
• The 2.5 sacks set a career-best and also accounted for 17 yards in losses.
• Nevis anchored a Tiger defense that limited Vanderbilt to only 135 total yards - 65 rushing and 70 passing - as well as recording six quarterback sacks.
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
MARCUS LATTIMORE
Running Back
SOUTH CAROLINA
6-0 • 218 • Duncan, S.C.
• In his first career SEC game, Lattimore rushed for 182 yards on 37 carries and scored the game’s only two TDs in South Carolina’s 17-6 win over Georgia.
• He also had a reception for 16 yards.
• The 37 carries is a school freshman record adn the 182 yards rushing was the most by a Gamecock since 2000.
• The 182 yards is the second-most by a Carolina freshman adn the most since 1991 (278 by Brandon Bennett vs. East Tennessee, 1991).
OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK TWO
SAF MARK BARRON (Alabama) -- Recorded six tackles (four solos) with a forced fumble and an interception in Alabama’s 24-3 against Penn State.
QB RYAN MALLETT (Arkansas) -- Completed 28-of-43 passes for 400 yards with three TDs and added another rushing score in Arkansas’ 31-7 win over Louisiana-Monroe.
LB JERICO NELSON (Arkansas) -- Tallied team-high eight tackles with two for losses, including a half-sack, in Arkansas’ 31-7 win over Louisiana-Monroe.
QB CAM NEWTON (Auburn) -- Rushed for game-high 70 yards while passing for 136 and two scores in Auburn’s 17-14 win at Mississippi State.
LB JUSTIN HOUSTON (Georgia) -- Totaled 10 tackles (six solos) with two sacks (-10 yards) and a forced fumble against South Carolina.
QB MIKE HARTLINE (Kentucky) -- Completed 16-of-20 passes for 213 yards and a career-high tying three TDs in Wildcats’ 63-28 win over Western Kentucky.
RS/AP RANDALL COBB (Kentucky) -- Accounted for 207 yards and three scores, including a 50-yard punt return for a TD, against Western Kentucky.
RB STEVAN RIDLEY (LSU) -- Rushed for career-high 159 yards, including 144 in the second half, in LSU’s 27-3 win at Vanderbilt.
WR MARKEITH SUMMERS (Ole Miss) -- Had five catches for 165 yards including a 70-yard TD reception in Ole Miss’ 27-13 win at Tulane.
LB JONATHAN CORNELL (Ole Miss) -- Posted a career-high 3.0 quarterback sacks and a career-high tying 11 tackles against Tulane.
LB CHRIS WHITE (Mississippi State) -- Had game-high 11 total tackles (six solos) with one for a loss (-2 yards) against Auburn.
OG GARRETT CHISHOLM (South Carolina) -- A former walk-on, Chisholm graded out the highest of any Gamecock offensive linemen against Georgia.
RB TAUREN POOLE (Tennessee) -- Rushed for game-high 162 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown with also three receptions for 17 yards against Oregon.
SS SEAN RICHARDSON (Vanderbilt) -- Logged game-high 10 total tackles including one for a 2-yard loss against LSU.