Rookie Rewind: How the SEC’s true freshmen fared in Week 14
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: JK Scott punted twice for 111 yards and a 55.5 average. He landing one inside the 20-yard line and his longest attempt was 70 yards.
Arkansas: Jared Cornelius caught two passes for 13 yards. Khalia Hackett had one tackle. Bijhon Jackson finished with one tackle.
Auburn: Jakell Mitchell had two tackles.
Florida: Treon Harris threw for 169 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions on 13-0f-32 passing. Harris added 41 rushing yards on nine attempts. Brandon Powell caught three passes for 41 yards and rushed for three yards on one attempt. Quincy Wilson had one tackle for loss and one interception.
Georgia: Nick Chubb rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, while catching three passes for 36 yards. Sony Michel had 49 yards on nine attempts. Jeb Blazevich caught one pass for six yards and returned one kickoff for five yards. Isaiah McKenzie returned one punt for one yard and one kickoff for five yards. Dominick Sanders had four tackles.
Kentucky: Stanley “Boom” Williams rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Mikel Horton had three yards on two carries. Blake Bone caught one pass for 11 yards. Garrett Johnson had one catch for seven yards and one tackle. Austin MacGinnis went 4-for-4 on field goal attempts (22, 45, 40, 27). Regie Meant had one tackle.
LSU: Leonard Fournette rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on 19 attempts and 34 kick return yards on two attempts. Malachi Dupre had one catch for 41 yards. Trey Quinn finished with one catch for three yards. Cameron Gamble finished with 161 kickoff yards on three attempts and one tackle. Jamal Adams had eight tackles, including one for loss. Devin Voorhies finished with one tackle. Davon Godchaux had one tackle. Donnie Alexander recorded one tackle. Clifton Garrett finished with one pass breakup.
Ole Miss: Gary Wunderlich made one punt attempt for 46 yards, which landed inside the 20-yard line. Markell Pack returned one punt for 20 yards. Marquis Haynes had five tackles, including one sack. C.J. Moore had one tackle.
Missouri: Ish Witter rushed for 7 yards on two carries.
Mississippi State: Logan Cooke had four punts for 242 total yards and an average of 60.5. Cooke also had one tackle. J.T. Gray finished with one tackle and one forced fumble.
South Carolina: Chris Lammons had one tackle.
Tennessee: Jalen Hurd rushed for 21 yards on five attempts. Evan Berry returned one kickoff for 11 yards. Aaron Medley was 1-for-1 on field goal attempts. Derek Barnett had five tackles, including two for loss and one sack. Jakob Johnson finished with three tackles. Cortez McDowell had two tackles. Rashaan Gaulden recorded one tackle. Todd Kelly Jr. had one tackle and one interception. Owen Williams finished with one tackle. Emmanuel Moseley had one pass breakup.
Texas A&M: Kyle Allen threw for 144 yards, one touchdown and one sack on 17-of-27 passing. Speedy Noil had four catches for 46 yards and a touchdown. Noil also had 50 yards on three kickoff returns and one yard on one punt return. Zaycoven Henderson recorded five tackles. Armani Watts had four tackles. Josh Walker finished with four tackles. Myles Garrett recorded four tackles. Otaro Alaka had four tackles. Qualen Cunningham recorded one tackle.
Vanderbilt: Dallas Rivers rushed for 23 yards on five carries. Caleb Scott had five yards on one carry and nine yards on one kickoff return. Trey Ellis had two punt returns for six yards.
A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky
