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SEC players of the week

Georgia redshirt junior kicker Rodrigo Blankenship. / Steffenie Burns/Georgia photo Georgia redshirt junior kicker Rodrigo Blankenship. / Steffenie Burns/Georgia photo

By David Paschall September 11, 2018 1 min read

SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSIVE – Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill, who rushed for a career-best 211 yards on 17 carries (12.4 per rush) in the 31-10 win at Kansas State.

DEFENSIVE – Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen, who had five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in the 27-16 win at Florida.

SPECIAL TEAMS – Georgia kicker Rodrigo Blankenship, who made field-goal attempts of 44 and 45 yards and went 7-for-7 on touchbacks at South Carolina.

FRESHMAN – Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson, who made his first start against ETSU and had two tackles for loss and a 21-yard interception return.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Kentucky guard Jervontius “Bunchy” Stallings, who graded out at 91 percent and tallied nine knockdown blocks against the Gators.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Mississippi State end Montez Sweat, who racked up two tackles for loss and a sack as the Bulldogs held Kansas State to 213 yards.

– Compiled by David Paschall

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.