Rookie Rewind: How the SEC’s true freshmen fared in Week 13
By Jason Hall
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Let’s take a team-by-team look at some the true freshmen who made a difference around the SEC in Week 13:
Alabama: Buddy Pell rushed for 15 yards on two carries. Cam Sims caught three passes for 33 yards. Rashaan Evans had two tackles.
Arkansas: Josh Liddell recorded three tackles. Henre’ Toliver had two tackles. Dwayne Eugene finished with one tackle.
Auburn: Roc Thomas rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown on five carries. He also caught two passes for two yards. Tre’ Williams had two tackles. Nick Ruffin recorded two tackles.
Florida: Treon Harris threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns on 4-of-12 passing, while rushing for eight yards on five attempts. Gerald Willis had five tackles. Qunicy Wilson finished with three tackles. Jalen Tabor recorded two tackles. Brandon Powell had one tackle.
Georgia: Nick Chubb rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on nine attempts. Sony Michel had 21 yards on five attempts. Shakenneth Williams caught two passes for 26 yards. Jeb Blazevich had one catch for 20 yards. Isaiah McKenzie returned one kickoff for 12 yards, two punts for three yards and had one tackle. Malkom Parrish recorded four tackles. Dominick Sanders finished with one tackle. Christian Payne had one tackle.
Ole Miss: Eugene Brazley had 20 yards on four attempts and one catch for 13 yards. DeVante Kincade threw one pass for 13 yards and rushed for 10 yards on five attempts. Jordan Wilkins recorded five yards on five carries. Gary Wunderlich punted three times for 126 yards and averaged 42.0 yards per attempt. A.J. Moore had one tackle. Marquis Haynes recorded one tackle.
Mississippi State: Jamoral Graham had one catch for nine yards. Logan Cooke finished with seven kickoffs for 434 yards. J.T. Gray recorded three tackles.
Missouri: Ish Witter had three yards on one attempt. Thomas Wilson recorded two tackles, including one for loss.
South Carolina: Chris Lammons finished with four tackles. D.J. Smith had two tackles.
Tennessee: Jalen Hurd rushed for 40 yards on 11 attempts and caught six passes for 40 yards. Evan Berry returned four kicks for 121 yards. Aaron Medley went 2-for-2 on field goal attempts (38, 39), Derek Barnett had eight tackles, including an assisted tackle for loss, Todd Kelly Jr. recorded six tackles, Emmanuel Moseley had three tackles, Jakob Johnson finished with three tackles, Owen Williams had two tackles, Cortez McDowell recorded one tackle.
Vanderbilt: Dallas Rivers rushed for 12 yards on seven attempts, one reception for seven yards and one tackle. Trey Ellis returned one punt for five yards. Nifae Lealao had one tackle.
A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky
