For Manziel, from Kerrville Tivy High School, it was his third straight SEC Freshman weekly honor and fourth in six games, and it was his second Offensive Player honor.
Named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week on Sunday, Manziel generated 576 total yards in a down-to-the-wire 59-57 win over No. 23 Louisiana Tech that started on Saturday and ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Manziel became the first player in SEC history to have two 500-yard plus total offense efforts having earlier set the conference mark with 557 total yards against Arkansas.
Manziel accounted for six touchdowns as he passed for 395 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 181 yard and three more scores. Facing a third-and-24 from the A&M 28, Manziel's 72-yard touchdown run with 2:04 remaining provided the winning margin against the Bulldogs. It was A&M's first win over a ranked opponent away from Kyle Field since the Aggies beat No. 21 Texas Tech, 52-30, in Lubbock, Texas in 2009.
As the No. 20 Aggies prepare for next Saturday's 11 a.m. showdown with No. 6 LSU, Manziel ranks No. 2 nationally in total offense (392.7 yards/G), No. 2 in points responsible for (24.0), No. 10 in passing efficiency (162.80 rating), No. 13 in scoring (10.0 points/G) No. 17 in rushing (112.7 yards/G), No. 20 in passing yards (280.0 yards/G), No. 71 in all-purpose yardage (112.7 yards/G).
He is the nation's top freshman in points responsible for, total offense, scoring, passing efficiency, passing yards and rushing.
In other news, the 5-1 Aggie football team was ranked No. 18 in the first edition of the Bowl Championship Series standings, which was released on Sunday night. Texas A&M is one of seven SEC teams in the top 20 of the initial BCS standings. In the Top 25 polls, the Aggies are ranked No. 19 in the USA Today head coaches poll and No. 20 in the Associated Press media poll.
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SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of Oct. 13, 2012)
SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOHNNY MANZIEL
Quarterback
TEXAS A&M
6-1 • 200 • Fr. • Kerrville, Texas
• Manziel accounted for an SEC single-game record 576 total offensive yards in Texas A&M's 59-57 win at No. 23/24 Louisiana Tech. His performance bettered his SEC record of 557 yards, set earlier this year against Arkansas.
• He rushed for 181 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns and also completed 24-of-40 passes for 395 yards with three more touchdowns and an interception.
• His 72-yard touchdown run with 2:04 left in the game put the Aggies ahead 59-44.
• His offensive total is the third highest ever for an NCAA FBS freshman and he is the first player in SEC history to have more than 500+ total offensive yards in two games.
SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
C.J. MOSLEY
Linebacker
ALABAMA
6-2 • 232 • Jr. • Theodore, Ala.
• Mosley accounted for a team-high 12 total tackles with a sack, fumble recovery and QB pressure in Alabama's 42-10 win at Missouri.
• The Crimson Tide defense held Mizzou to just 129 total yards (31 in the first half) and just three rushing yards.
• Mosley's fumble recovery at the end of the first half ended a drive that had reached the UA 9-yard line.
• Alabama's defense allowed only a field goal (MU other points on KOR) and held Mizzou to six 3-downs-and-out possessions.
• Alabama leads the nation in all major defensive categories - scoring, total, pass, rush, pass efficiency - as well as tied for first in turnover margin.
SEC Tri-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ZACH HOCKER
Placekicker
ARKANSAS
6-0 • 180 • Jr. • Russellville, Ark.
• Hocker hit all seven of his PAT attempts and had six touchbacks in eight attempts in Arkansas' 49-7 win against Kentucky.
BRYSON ROSE
Placekicker
OLE MISS
5-11 • 203 • Sr. • Raleigh, N.C.
• Rose was 2-for-2 on field goals (39 & 28 yards) and hit all five of his PAT attempts as well as recording three touchbacks in Ole Miss' 41-20 win against Auburn.
CORDARRELLE PATTERSON
Return Specialist/Wide Receiver
TENNESSEE
6-3 • 205 • Jr. • Rock Hill, S.C.
• Patterson tallied 197 all-purpose yards, including a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, in Tennessee's 41-31 loss at Mississippi State.
SEC Co-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
JON HALAPIO
Guard
FLORIDA
6-3 • 321 • Jr. • St. Petersburg, Fla.
• Halapio graded out a team-high among Gator offensive linemen in Florida's 31-17 win at Vanderbilt. Gators rushed for 326 yards, averaging 9.3 yards per rush, most in an SEC game since 2008.
TOBIAS SMITH
Guard
MISSISSIPPI STATE
6-3 • 305 • Sr. • Columbus, Miss.
• Graded out at 95 percent with 12 knockdown blocks, despite missing third quarter due to injury, in Mississippi State's 41-31 win against Tennessee.
SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
SAM MONTGOMERY
Defensive End
LSU
6-5 • 260 • Jr. • Greenwood, S.C.
• Montgomery had three tackles including two sacks and a forced fumble in LSU's 23-21 win over No. 3 South Carolina.
• The Tiger defense limited the Gamecocks to just 34 rushing yards and 211 total yards and held Carolina to just 3-of-13 third down conversions.
• He had a sack for an 11-yard loss on a third-down attempt for South Carolina late in the fourth quarter to help preserve the LSU victory.
SEC Co-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
JEREMY HILL
Running Back
LSU
6-2 • 235 • Baton Rouge, La.
• Hill tallied career highs in yards (124) and TDs (2) on 17 attempts in LSU's 23-21 win over No. 3 South Carolina.
• His 50-yard TD run late in contest gave Tigers insurmountable 23-14 lead.
• 118 of his yards came in the second half as he became the first player to go over 100 rushing yards against South Carolina this season.
JOHNNY MANZIEL
Quarterback
TEXAS A&M
6-1 • 200 • Kerrville, Texas
• See notes from Offensive Player of the Week above.
OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 7
C BARRETT JONES (Alabama) -- Graded at 92 percent with no penalties, no sacks and no QB pressures against Missouri.
QB TYLER WILSON (Arkansas) -- Completed 23-of-31 passes for 372 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions against Kentucky.
RB TRE MASON (Auburn) -- Rushed for 82 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns and had 58 kickoff return yards against Ole Miss.
QB JEFF DRISKEL (Florida) -- Rushed for career-high 177 yards and three rushing touchdowns against Vanderbilt.
P LANDON FOSTER (Kentucky) -- Punted eight times at Arkansas for a 48.4 yard average, with four for more than 50 yards.
QB BO WALLACE (Ole Miss) -- Became first player in school history to pass, rush and receive touchdowns in the same game against Auburn.
LB BERNARDRICK McKINNEY (Mississippi State) -- Freshman tallied 14 total tackles against Tennessee.
RS MARCUS MURPHY (Missouri) -- Returned kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown against Alabama - his fourth return for a score this season.
PR/WR ACE SANDERS (South Carolina) -- Returned punt 50 yards to set up South Carolina's second touchdown against LSU.
WR JORDAN MATTHEWS (Vanderbilt) -- Caught eight passes for 131 yards and a touchdown against Florida.