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SEC weekly awards

Josh Weinfuss — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:54:06 +0000

John Parker Wilson’s 205 passing yards and a touchdown on just three incompletions in Alabama’s upset win over then-No. 3 Georgia earned the quarterback the Southeastern Conference’s offensive player of the week.

Mississippi safety Jamarca Sanford was named the defensive player of the week. He had 11 tackles, in-cluding four solos in an upset of then-No. 4 Florida on Saturday.

South Carolina kicker Ryan Succop won the league’s special team’s honor, Kentucky tackle Garry Wil-liams was the offensive lineman of the week and Auburn defensive end Antonio Coleman was the league’s weekly defensive lineman award recipient.

LSU QB Jarrett Lee was the freshman of the week.

The SEC also recognized the following as outstanding performances:

Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith
Arkansas defensive end Antwain Robinson
Auburn linebacker Josh Bynes
Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin
Georgia cornerback/punt returner Prince Miller
Kentucky defensive tackle Corey Peters
LSU running back Charles Scott
Ole Miss wide receiver Shay Hodge
Mississippi State defensive back/return specialist Dere Pegues
South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia
Tennessee kicker/punter Chad Cunningham

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Knight at Gulf Coast

Josh Weinfuss — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:52:55 +0000

No, it wasn’t the General himself, Bobby Knight.

His son, current Texas Tech head coach Pat Knight, was at the Billy Harrison Field House Tuesday night during the Lady Commodores volleyball match recruiting men’s basketball player Brad Reese.

Knight was accompanied by an assistant. It was his second time since Sept. 9, the first day college coaches can visit recruits, that Knight was on the Gulf Coast campus.

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“I’m a man. I’m 40.” is now 41.

Josh Weinfuss — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:26:34 +0000

Today is the one-year anniversary of the now-famous rant by Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy on Oklahoman columnist Jenni Carlson.

She criticized former Cowboys quarterback Bobby Reid, essentially saying he was soft. Gundy responded with this.

Enjoy.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Florida TE is growing up

Josh Weinfuss — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:06:40 +0000

Sophomore tight end Aaron Hernandez has become a favorite target of Tebow.

He has seven catches through three games, two short of last season’s total. He’s second on the team with 73 receiving yards and his two touchdowns tied last season’s mark.

“He is almost a grown man,” Meyer said. “Last year he was not. He has really grown up and matured. He’s a product of (strength and conditioning) Mickey Marotti, (tight ends coach) John Hevesy, the University of Florida and our OSL (Office of Student Life).

“He’s here at the right place at the right time.”

Hernandez’s touchdowns have capped the Gators first drive in their last two games, but it’s his intangibles that have drawn Tebow to the 6-foot-3, 255-pound Connecticut native.

“He worked really hard to understand our philosophy, game plans,” Tebow said. “He’s hard to cover, because he’s so big and strong. He can pick up blocks and provide good pass protection. We’ve also seen him make runs downfield.”

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The morning line

Josh Weinfuss — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:09:24 +0000

Florida is a 23-point favorite over Mississippi, according to the latest line from Harrahs.

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