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SEC names football players of the week after Week 7


SEC names football players of the week after Week 7

After a wild week of action, the SEC has announced its Players of the Week. There were several exciting games over the weekend including LSU enduring Ole Miss in extension and Tennessee Survival on the other hand Florida.

Speaking of LSU, Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was honored by the SEC on Saturday when he was named the league's Offensive Player of the Week.

LSU also had the SEC co-defensive player of the week at linebacker Pentecost weeks. Here is the complete list of players honored by the SEC after Week 7:

Offensive – QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Defensive – LB Whit Weeks, LSU & LB Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
Special Teams – K Brock Taylor, Vanderbilt
Offensive Line – OT Kelvin Banks Jr.Texas
Defense line – DE James Pearce Jr., Tennessee & DE Bradyn SwinsonLSU
Freshman – QB Michael Van Buren, Mississippi State &DB Boo CarterTennessee

Garrett Nussmeier was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after leading LSU to an overtime win over Ole Miss. The junior threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

Defensive Player of the Week honors went to LSU linebacker Whit Weeks and Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. Weeks posted a career-high 18 tackles against the Rebels, including 2 tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble. Hill had 11 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks for Texas in its first-ever SEC win Oklahoma.

Vanderbilt kicker Brock Taylor was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second straight year after hitting field goals of 49 and 50 yards.

Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after helping the Longhorns' offense gain 406 total yards against the Sooners. The left tackle didn't allow a sack or pressure.

There were two defensive linemen of the week in James Pearce Jr. from Tennessee and Bradyn Swinson from LSU. Pearce recorded 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Florida. Swinson came up big with 8 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks.

Finally, there were also two SEC Freshmen of the Week. Mississippi State's Michael Van Buren received the co-honor after throwing for 306 yards and three touchdowns against Georgia. Boo Carter was also honored after recording 7 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against the Gators.

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