Offensive Player of the Week
Bryant Lee, QB, Southern (6-2, 195, So., Boutte, La.)
Lee accounted for six touchdowns in Saturday’s action against Texas Southern … completed 12 of 18 pass attempts for 248 yards and four touchdowns while rushing seven times for 72 yards and two touchdowns … led the Jaguar offense that accumulated 435 total offensive yards; Lee tallied 320 offensive yards in the game.
Defensive Player of the Week
Rechard Johnson, LB, Alabama State (5-11, So., 180, Montgomery, Ala.)
Tallied 13 tackles (five solo) along with four and ½ tackles for loss, and a quarterback hurry against Grambling State.
Newcomer of the Week
Rodney Gray, WR, Jackson State (6-3, 188, So., Batesville, MS)
Gray caught two passes for 48 yards and two touchdowns against Alabama A&M … hauled in a 43-yarder to open the third quarter cutting the lead to 19-16 … caught a five-yard pass with three seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 37-37.
Specialist of the Week
Jeremy Licea, K, Alabama A&M (5-7, 147, So., Ventura, Calif.)
Licea connected on four field goals against Jackson State … nailed two kicks of 37 yards and two kicks of 41 yards … his first two kicks (37 & 41) contributed to the Bulldogs 13-0 lead in the first quarter … his 41-yard kick put the Bulldogs up three on the first possession of overtime.
Notables:
Johnathan Malveaux, Southern – 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss
Jay Peck, Alabama State – 19 carries, 116 yards (5th 100-yard game in 2007; 10th for career)
Jimmy Oliver, Jackson State – 26-43-1, 391 yards, 4 TDs
Brandon Landers, Grambling State – 20-30-1, 177 yards, 2 TDs
Frank Warren, Grambling State – 16 carries, 54 yards, TD; four receptions, nine yards, TD
Mark Spivey, Prairie View A&M – 24-33-2, 261 yards
Zach East, Prairie View A&M – 10 tackles, sack, two tackles for loss
Pedro Ventura, Prairie View A&M – five punts, 38.5 yards per punt
Tim Manuel, Grambling State – Six punts, 35.5 yards per punt
Can’t argue with the selection of Lee (his numbers were simply awesome) but I would have named him co-player along with Jimmy Oliver of JSU based on the relative closeness of the numbers and the fact that A&M was a more formidable opponent.
I totally agree with Mike Biggs. Congrats to both Oliver and Lee, but my player of the week is Jimmy Oliver, hands down, with Lee and honorable mention.
Come on SWAC office, get it together. Sheesh!!
MB, GUD will have to agree with you on this one….
I didn’t say honorable mention…his stats were impressive regardless of who he played against. Lee’s passing percentage is high partly because of the style of offense, but also because he makes good reads. I say Co-POTW
This is insane, everybody knows how bad TX So is, they have not won a game. Jimmy Oliver had an incredible day in a playoff type game against the defending SWAC CHAMPIONS. Come on SWAC office
Apparently JSU will have to play twice as hard as opposed to the other swac teams. When we mke it to the championship, maybe they’ll respect us again
Lets Go Grambling
I’ve noticed that the players of the week usually come from the team playing TSU. I feel bad for them this year.