Some familiar names picked up more honors this week when the SEC announced its weekly player of the week awards.
Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa led the way with a big game at Tennessee as he played just 50 plays. Tagovailoa accounted for 312 yards of total offense and only played one drive into the third quarter.
LSU’s Grant Delpit took home the defensive honor after the win over Mississippi State when he had 10 tackles with a sack and two interceptions in the 19-3 win.
Teammate Cole Tracy went 4-for-4 on field goals and extended his streak of made kicks to 12 as they came from 25, 38, 29 and 40 yards.
With an expanded role following the injuries to teammates Emanuel Hall and Nate Brown, Jalen Knox caught five passes for 104 yards and a touchdown to help spark a Mizzou win over Memphis which broke a three-game losing streak for the Tigers.
Here is the complete list of the honorees:
Offense: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
Defense: Grant Delpit, S, LSU
Special teams: Cole Tracy, PK, LSU
Freshman: Jalen Knox, WR, Missouri
Offensive line: George Asafo-Adjei, OT, Kentucky
Defensive line: Nick Coe, DL, Auburn
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
