Jerious Norwood, SEC Offensive POTW!
SECsports.com has this week’s players of the week in the SEC. Big surprise, considering the outcome of the game. Here’s the stats:
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SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JERIOUS NORWOOD
Halfback
MISSISSIPPI STATE
6-0 * 202 * Junior
Brandon, Miss. (HS)
Norwood rushed for 174 yards on a career-high 29 carries and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 38-31 win against Florida.
His 37-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left in the contest was the game-winner for the Bulldogs.
He also scored on a one-yard run with 9:06 left in the fourth quarter to give State a 31-24 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Norwood rushed 13 times for 118 yards (9.1 average).
In MSU’s last two games, Norwood has rushed for 375 yards to move from 24th to 14th on the school’s career rushing list.
For the season, Norwood is fourth in the SEC in rushing, with 656 yards on 114 carries and five touchdowns.
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UPDATE: Jared Cook was awarded the SEC Special Teams POTW. Not bad for a guy who lost his job to walk-on, not too long ago.
SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JARED COOK
Punter
MISSISSIPPI STATE
5-10 * 188 * Senior
Columbus, Ga. (Jordan HS)
Cook punted four times for a 55.3 yard average in the Bulldogs’ 38-31 win against Florida.
All four of Cook’s punts pinned the Gators inside their own 20-yard line.
The Gators’ average starting field position on their 13 offensive drive was their own 21-yard line. On the four drives started by MSU punts, Florida’s average starting field position was its own 10-yard line.
Cook’s 55.3 yard average was the best single-game punting average of his career.
For the season, Cook is averaging 43.9 yards on 23 punts and leads the SEC with 39.1 percent of his punts (9 of 23) inside the 20-yard line this season.
