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11-20-2006, 11:12 AM
SEC Football Players of the Week Announced
11/20/2006
SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BLAKE MITCHELL
Quarterback
SOUTH CAROLINA
6-3 * 212 * Junior
LaGrange, Ga. (HS)
Mitchell completed 21-of-28 passes for 388 yards with a career-high four touchdowns and no interceptions in South Carolina's 52-7 win against Middle Tennessee.
Two of Mitchell's TD passes went to Sidney Rice for 37 and 27 yards. He connected with Andy Boyd for a 15-yard TD reception and Cory Boyd for another 19-yard scoring strike.
South Carolina scored on eight of its 10 offensive possessions, including seven touchdowns.
In his last three games, Mitchell has completed 60-of-82 passes for 876 yards with 6 TDs and one interception.
SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CHRIS HOUSTON
Cornerback
ARKANSAS
5-11 * 188 * Junior
Houston, Texas (Lyndon B. Johnson HS)
Houston accounted for four total tackles (3 solos), with two interceptions and a pass deflection in Arkansas' 28-14 win at Mississippi State.
Houston returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter that put the Razorbacks ahead, 7-0.
His second interception was in the fourth quarter that iced the game and the SEC Western Division championship for the Razorbacks.
His 129 interception return yards in the game is a school record.
SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JAMES WILHOIT
Placekicker
TENNESSEE
5-10 * 195 * Senior
Hendersonville, Tenn. (HS)
Wilhoit tallied 15 points with four field goals and three point-after kicks in Tennessee's 39-10 win at Vanderbilt.
Wilhoit's field goals came from 43, 27, 22 and 41 yards without missing any attempts.
With the points, he has become the SEC's active career scoring leader with 316 points and has moved into 9th place overall.
Also, against the Commodores, Wilhoit had five kickoffs for touchbacks.
SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
MATT McCUTCHAN
Center
KENTUCKY
6-3 * 310 * Senior
Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon HS/Navy)
McCutchan graded out at 86 percent and did not allow a sack or penalty in Kentucky's 42-40 win against Louisiana-Monroe.
He tallied two knockdown blocks against the Warhawks.
The Wildcats tallied 457 yards of total offense, the most allowed by ULM this season.
SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
QUENTIN GROVES
End
AUBURN
6-4 * 254 * Junior
Greenville, Miss. (Weston HS)
Groves had a career-high seven tackles with two sacks (-12 yards) and two forced fumbles in Auburn's 22-15 win at Alabama.
Groves' two forced fumbles came in the second quarter in Alabama territory, setting up Auburn's first two touchdowns.
Groves is second all-time at Auburn in sacks with 23 and his 9.5 this season is tied for sixth on the school's single-season list.
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
RILEY COOPER
Wide Receiver
FLORIDA
6-3 * 206
Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic HS)
Cooper caught three passes for 82 yards and three touchdowns as Florida defeated Western Carolina, 62-0.
His three touchdown catches matched Jabar Gaffney's single-game freshman record (twice in 2000 season) at Florida.
One of his TD catches was a 55-yard fourth-quarter strike from Tim Tebow, marking the second-longest reception by a Gator this season.
OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 11
WR NIKITA STOVER (Alabama) -- Caught five passes for 101 yards and a touchdown against Auburn.
TB DARREN McFADDEN (Arkansas) -- Rushed for 84 yards on 26 carries and returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown against Mississippi State.
P KODY BLISS (Auburn) -- Averaged 50.2 yards on six punts with three downed inside the 20-yard line against Alabama.
QB TIM TEBOW (Florida) -- Completed 10-of-12 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for two scores against Western Carolina.
WR KEENAN BURTON (Kentucky) -- Caught nine passes for 115 yards and career-high three touchdowns against Louisiana-Monroe.
DT GLENN DORSEY (LSU) -- Logged 11 total tackles (3 solos) against Ole Miss.
LB PATRICK WILLIS (OLE MISS) -- Led Ole Miss with 12 total tackles (6 solos) and had three tackles for loss, forced fumble, sack and pass deflection against LSU.
RB ANTHONY DIXON (Mississippi State) -- Rushed for 89 yards on 17 carries with a 65-yard TD run and caught a 20 yard pass against Arkansas.
C CHRIS WHITE (South Carolina) -- Received game ball after helping Gamecocks roll up 545 yards of total offense against Middle Tennessee.
RB LaMARCUS COKER (Tennessee) -- Rushed for 126 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns against Vanderbilt.
DE CURTIS GATEWOOD (Vanderbilt) -- Logged two tackles with a sack (-6 yards), a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Tennessee.
http://www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=7976&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2
11/20/2006
SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BLAKE MITCHELL
Quarterback
SOUTH CAROLINA
6-3 * 212 * Junior
LaGrange, Ga. (HS)
Mitchell completed 21-of-28 passes for 388 yards with a career-high four touchdowns and no interceptions in South Carolina's 52-7 win against Middle Tennessee.
Two of Mitchell's TD passes went to Sidney Rice for 37 and 27 yards. He connected with Andy Boyd for a 15-yard TD reception and Cory Boyd for another 19-yard scoring strike.
South Carolina scored on eight of its 10 offensive possessions, including seven touchdowns.
In his last three games, Mitchell has completed 60-of-82 passes for 876 yards with 6 TDs and one interception.
SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CHRIS HOUSTON
Cornerback
ARKANSAS
5-11 * 188 * Junior
Houston, Texas (Lyndon B. Johnson HS)
Houston accounted for four total tackles (3 solos), with two interceptions and a pass deflection in Arkansas' 28-14 win at Mississippi State.
Houston returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter that put the Razorbacks ahead, 7-0.
His second interception was in the fourth quarter that iced the game and the SEC Western Division championship for the Razorbacks.
His 129 interception return yards in the game is a school record.
SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JAMES WILHOIT
Placekicker
TENNESSEE
5-10 * 195 * Senior
Hendersonville, Tenn. (HS)
Wilhoit tallied 15 points with four field goals and three point-after kicks in Tennessee's 39-10 win at Vanderbilt.
Wilhoit's field goals came from 43, 27, 22 and 41 yards without missing any attempts.
With the points, he has become the SEC's active career scoring leader with 316 points and has moved into 9th place overall.
Also, against the Commodores, Wilhoit had five kickoffs for touchbacks.
SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
MATT McCUTCHAN
Center
KENTUCKY
6-3 * 310 * Senior
Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon HS/Navy)
McCutchan graded out at 86 percent and did not allow a sack or penalty in Kentucky's 42-40 win against Louisiana-Monroe.
He tallied two knockdown blocks against the Warhawks.
The Wildcats tallied 457 yards of total offense, the most allowed by ULM this season.
SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
QUENTIN GROVES
End
AUBURN
6-4 * 254 * Junior
Greenville, Miss. (Weston HS)
Groves had a career-high seven tackles with two sacks (-12 yards) and two forced fumbles in Auburn's 22-15 win at Alabama.
Groves' two forced fumbles came in the second quarter in Alabama territory, setting up Auburn's first two touchdowns.
Groves is second all-time at Auburn in sacks with 23 and his 9.5 this season is tied for sixth on the school's single-season list.
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
RILEY COOPER
Wide Receiver
FLORIDA
6-3 * 206
Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic HS)
Cooper caught three passes for 82 yards and three touchdowns as Florida defeated Western Carolina, 62-0.
His three touchdown catches matched Jabar Gaffney's single-game freshman record (twice in 2000 season) at Florida.
One of his TD catches was a 55-yard fourth-quarter strike from Tim Tebow, marking the second-longest reception by a Gator this season.
OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 11
WR NIKITA STOVER (Alabama) -- Caught five passes for 101 yards and a touchdown against Auburn.
TB DARREN McFADDEN (Arkansas) -- Rushed for 84 yards on 26 carries and returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown against Mississippi State.
P KODY BLISS (Auburn) -- Averaged 50.2 yards on six punts with three downed inside the 20-yard line against Alabama.
QB TIM TEBOW (Florida) -- Completed 10-of-12 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for two scores against Western Carolina.
WR KEENAN BURTON (Kentucky) -- Caught nine passes for 115 yards and career-high three touchdowns against Louisiana-Monroe.
DT GLENN DORSEY (LSU) -- Logged 11 total tackles (3 solos) against Ole Miss.
LB PATRICK WILLIS (OLE MISS) -- Led Ole Miss with 12 total tackles (6 solos) and had three tackles for loss, forced fumble, sack and pass deflection against LSU.
RB ANTHONY DIXON (Mississippi State) -- Rushed for 89 yards on 17 carries with a 65-yard TD run and caught a 20 yard pass against Arkansas.
C CHRIS WHITE (South Carolina) -- Received game ball after helping Gamecocks roll up 545 yards of total offense against Middle Tennessee.
RB LaMARCUS COKER (Tennessee) -- Rushed for 126 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns against Vanderbilt.
DE CURTIS GATEWOOD (Vanderbilt) -- Logged two tackles with a sack (-6 yards), a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Tennessee.
http://www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=7976&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2