SEC top performers from week five
A few beatdowns, surprisingly close games and a Hail Mary headlined week five. Here are the week’s top performances from the SEC.
ATHENS, GA - OCTOBER 01, 2016 - quarterback Josh Dobbs #11 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers at Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA. Photo By Donald Page/Tennessee Athletics
With another week of college football comes another week of great performances from some the sport’s best competition. Here are week five’s top performers from the SEC.
Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee QB
Capped by a miraculous Hail Mary to defeat Georgia 34-31, quarterback Josh Dobbs mailed in another impact performance for the Vols. The senior accounted for all four of Tennessee’s offensive scores − three through the air and one on the ground − passing for 230 yards and running for 26 more.
Aside from the costly interception down three in the fourth quarter, Dobbs showed an improved amount of patience and poise under center during another double-digit comeback. With this performance, Dobbs has now scored three or more touchdowns in four games this season.
Although Dobbs had one of his most impressive games of the season, he’ll probably dedicate this performance to his partner in miracle working, Jauan Jennings.
Calvin Ridley, Alabama WR
The Crimson Tide’s leading receiver, and one of the best wideouts in the SEC, pulled in the best game of his career Saturday. Ridley finished with a career-high 174 yards and tied his game-best for touchdowns with two against Kentucky.
In the 34-6 rout of Kentucky, freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts found 10 different targets, but the sophomore receiver was a piggy bank for Hurts all game long, pulling in a career-high 11 receptions.
Derrius Guice, LSU RB
In its first game without Les Miles and with the absence of Leonard Fournette, LSU’s meeting with Missouri had potential to be a trap game. Quarterback Drew Lock had been lighting up defenses all year, making Mizzou a legitimate offensive threat. But down in Baton Rouge, the Bayou Bengals held the Tigers to seven points and a new running back carried the load.
Sophomore Derrius Guice had a career day across the board, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 42-7 victory. Even though LSU was without their program’s two figure heads, the Tigers came out strong in the first game of the Ed Orgeron era.
Edited by David Bradford
Featured image by Donald Page, courtesy of Tennessee Atheltics
Dalton, a firm believer that sporting events are best spent on Twitter, is an Assistant Sports Editor for TNJN and a sophomore studying Journalism at the University of Tennessee. Two of his favorite pastimes include beating his roommates at 2k and remaining in awe of the amount of stories fellow editor David Bradford writes. Twitter: @dk_writes
