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Three LSU players were named SEC Players of the Week following the Tigers' overtime win over Ole Miss


Three LSU players were named SEC Players of the Week following the Tigers' overtime win over Ole Miss

BATON ROUGE – Three LSU Tigers were named SEC Players of the Week following their performance in Saturday's overtime win over Ole Miss.

Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, linebacker Whit Weeks and defensive end Bradyn Swinson were named SEC Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Week, respectively.

Nussmeier leads the SEC in touchdowns with 18 – including a game-winning overtime pass to Kyren Lacy – and completed 22 of 51 passes for 337 yards on Saturday.

Weeks recorded a career-best 18 tackles on Saturday, including two for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble in the second quarter that led to an LSU field goal.

Swinson also made eight tackles, including two sacks, and hit two passes, a career-best.

In total, LSU's defense sacked Dart six times.

This is the first time Weeks has been named Player of the Week this season, while Nussmeier and Swinson have received these awards before. Nussmeier previously won LSU's contest against UCLA, while Swinson won against South Carolina and UCLA.

Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl officials also named coach Brian Kelly the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week.

“Kelly has been a force since he took over in Baton Rouge and this was an impressive comeback win for his Tigers against a top-10 opponent,” said Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation.

Kelly had already won the award at Notre Dame in 2018.

LSU's win moved the team to No. 8 in the AP poll, while the Tigers improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in SEC play. LSU travels to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas on Saturday.

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