SEC Players of the Week

Both Alabama and Auburn got one this week. Here's the list from the SEC offices.

SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of Sept. 6)

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KNOWSHON MORENO
Tailback
GEORGIA
5-11 • 207 • Sophomore
Belford, N.J. (Middletown South HS)

• Moreno rushed for 168 yards on 18 carries and a career-high tying three touchdowns in Georgia’s 56-17 win over Central Michigan.

• Moreno also had three catches for 30 yards.

• He scored three touchdowns for the second week in a row and leads the SEC and tied for second in the nation in scoring (36 points).

• He had a 52-yard TD run and also had a 29-yard run in which he hurdled an opposing player.

• Moreno was part of an offense that racked up 552 total offensive yards.


SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PATRICK BENOIST
Linebacker
VANDERBILT
6-0 • 222 • Junior
Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS)

• A second-year starter, Benoist turned in a career-best performance in Vanderbilt’s 24-17 victory against #24 South Carolina.

• Benoist contributed 15 total tackles, including a six-yard quarterback sack, a two-yard tackle for loss and a pass deflection against the Gamecocks.

• His performance helped the Commodores limit South Carolina to a lone second half score and 325 total offensive yards.


SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JAVIER ARENAS
Return Specialist/Cornerback
ALABAMA
5-9 • 198 • Junior
Tampa, Fla. (Robinson HS)

• Arenas had five punt returns for a school-record 147 yards and a TD in Alabama’s 20-6 win against Tulane.

• His 87-yard return for a score was the fifth longest in school history.

• The punt return record had stood for 61 years, since Harry Gilmer had 122 yards against Georgia in 1947.

• Arenas now has four punt returns for TDs in his career, tying him with David Palmer for the school record.

• He finished with 212 all-purpose yards and 3 tackles.


SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
JASON BOSLEY
Tackle
AUBURN
6-4 • 273 • Senior
Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom HS)

• In 70 plays, Bosley graded out at a team-best 94 percent in Auburn’s 27-13 win against Southern Miss.

• Against the Golden Eagles, Bosley tallied five “rodeo” blocks and two “cockroach” blocks.

• Bosley has moved from center to right tackle, playing exclusively at that position for the first time in his Auburn career.

• Auburn tallied 380 total offensive yards for a 5.1 yard per play average in 75 plays.


SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
JERMAINE CUNNINGHAM
Defensive End
FLORIDA
6-3 • 250 • Junior
Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS)

• Cunningham logged nine total tackles (five solos) with two for losses (-10 yards), including a sack (-8 yards) in Florida’s 23-3 win against Miami (Fla.).

• The Gator defense held Miami to three points, the fewest the Gators have allowed the Hurricanes since 1960 (UF, 18-0).

• The Gator defense held the Hurricanes to just 140 yards of total offense and forced nine punts.


SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
JOE ADAMS
Wide Receiver
ARKANSAS
6-0 • 175
Little Rock, Ark. (Central Arkansas Christian)

• Adams led Arkansas with seven catches for 89 yards in the Razorbacks’ 28-27 win over Louisiana-Monroe.

• Adams’ seven catches were the most by a Razorback in a single game since 2005 (7 by Peyton Hillis vs. Auburn).

• Two of his catches came to aid Arkansas’ fourth-quarter comeback, netting first downs on each catch.

• He also recorded a nine-yard rush against the Warhawks.