BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Georgia receiver A.J. Green, South Carolina linebacker Eric Norwood and LSU return man Chad Jones were named Southeastern Conference players of the week.
Green earned offensive honors after catching eight passes for 153 yards and a touchdown against Arizona State.
Norwood had 10 tackles, two sacks and a partially blocked punt in an upset of Mississippi.
Jones returned a punt 93 yards for a touchdown to open the fourth quarter in LSU’s 30-26 win over Mississippi State. He also had a key pass deflection on the goal line on a late defensive stand.
The offensive lineman of the week was Florida tackle Marcus Gilbert, while defensive line honors went to Georgia end Justin Houston. Alabama tailback Trent Richardson claimed freshman honors.
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Comments » 7
GreerVol22 writes:
Hey LSU fans......How's the old ticker this am??? Chavis sure knows how to make it entertaining don't he?
jakethevolguy writes:
Montario Hardesty 140 yds rushing. Has my vote.
TommyJack writes:
Ol' TJ pulls for the dawgs once a year. Hint: The game is in Jacksonville.
CoverOrange writes:
Just think how many yards he might have had if he had gotten the ball in the first half.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
I leaned toward Jon C with only one pick. Near misses don't count nor do called back fumbles.
Maybe they noticed, though.
cheeze writes:
Richardson the next Emitt, sure, Arkansas looked like UT under Chavis trying to tackle people,they are bad.Of course when we play them they will probably set records for first hit take downs.
jakethevolguy writes:
I know that's right, Turbo. 200 was not out of the question!! GBO
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