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SEC players of the week

Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald threw for 1,782 yards and rushed for 984 as a junior last year while leading the Bulldogs to eight wins in their first 11 games before dislocating his ankle in the regular-season finale.
Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald threw for 1,782 yards and rushed for 984 as a junior last year while leading the Bulldogs to eight wins in their first 11 games before dislocating his ankle in the regular-season finale. Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald threw for 1,782 yards and rushed for 984 as a junior last year while leading the Bulldogs to eight wins in their first 11 games before dislocating his ankle in the regular-season finale.

SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

CO-OFFENSIVE – Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, who accounted for 329 yards and sealed the win over Texas A&M with a 76-yard scoring run.

CO-OFFENSIVE – Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm, who completed 17 of 24 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns during the 36-17 victory over Florida.

DEFENSIVE – Kentucky outside linebacker Josh Allen, who had 11 tackles and two sacks on a defense that held a Missouri offense averaging 501.1 yards to 249.

SPECIAL TEAMS – Kentucky punt returner Lynn Bowden, who had a 67-yard touchdown and amassed 229 all-purpose yards in the 15-14 triumph at Missouri.

FRESHMAN – South Carolina offensive tackle Dylan Wonnum, who made his first career start and aided an offense that rushed for 224 yards and 5.6 a carry.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Vanderbilt tackle Justin Skule, who played 72 snaps and did not allow any sacks or hurries on an offense that tallied 442 total yards.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – South Carolina end D.J. Wonnum, who played for the first time since the opener and collected a pair of sacks against Tennessee.

– David Paschall