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SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

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SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

CO-OFFENSIVE – Tennessee receiver Jauan Jennings, who had seven catches for a career-high 172 yards and two touchdowns in the 41-21 whipping of South Carolina.

CO-OFFENSIVE – Kentucky quarterback Lynn Bowden, who rushed 21 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns and also threw a 44-yard pass in the win over Missouri.

CO-DEFENSIVE – LSU safety Jacoby Stevens, who had a team-high 10 tackles on a unit that held Auburn to 287 yards and 5-of-18 on third-down tries. LSU forced 10 punts.

CO-DEFENSIVE – Tennessee linebacker Daniel Bituli, who amassed a team-high 15 tackles and blocked a punt that he recovered for a touchdown against the Gamecocks.

SPECIAL TEAMS – Kentucky punter Max Duffy, who averaged 52.4 yards on five attempts and ran a fake 26 yards. Mizzou’s average field position after Duffy punts was its 14.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Tennessee center Brandon Kennedy, who snapped to three different Vols quarterbacks and graded at 80 percent on an offense that had 485 yards.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Kentucky defensive tackle Calvin Taylor, who had three tackles and two sacks in the 29-7 victory. The Wildcats held the Tigers to 289 total yards.

FRESHMAN – Auburn running back D.J. Williams, who rushed 13 times for 131 yards (10.0 average per carry) and had two catches for 21 yards during the 23-20 loss at LSU.

– David Paschall