Week 6 in the SEC produced its share of chaos, and the league handed out its weekly hardware accordingly. With eight ranked teams in action and four of them taking losses, the biggest standout performances came from players who helped author some of the day’s upsets.
South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers and Missouri running back Jamal Roberts shared Offensive Player of the Week honors. Sellers was electric in the Gamecocks’ 38-19 win over No.
16 Florida, finishing with 279 passing yards and four touchdown throws. He also had a rushing touchdown, and the performance helped South Carolina snap an eight-game SEC losing streak while earning its first win at Florida since 2014.
Roberts powered Missouri past Texas A&M in a 27-6 win, piling up 222 rushing yards and two touchdowns. That outing put him in rare company: he joined Derrick Henry and Leonard Fournette as SEC running backs to run for 200 yards in consecutive games against FBS opponents.
On the defensive side, Oklahoma safety Peyton Bowen earned Player of the Week recognition after delivering a 42-yard pick-six in the Sooners’ 27-24 victory over No. 1 Texas. That return was one of the key swings in Oklahoma’s Red River Rivalry win.
The special teams spotlight was split between Kentucky wide receiver Brock Coffman and Oklahoma kicker Tate Sandell. Coffman earned his share of the honor after taking a punt back 55 yards for a touchdown. Sandell matched him after drilling a 47-yard field goal that lifted Oklahoma to the rivalry victory.
Here’s the full list of SEC weekly honorees:
Co-Offensive Player of the Week: LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Jamal Roberts, Missouri
Defensive Player of the Week: Peyton Bowen, Oklahoma
Co-Special Teams Player of the Week: Brock Coffman, Kentucky
Co-Special Teams Player of the Week: Tate Sandell, Oklahoma
Offensive Lineman of the Week: Dontrell Glover, Georgia
Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week: Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, Georgia
Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week: Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
Freshman of the week: Kenny Darby, Kentucky
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