Leak Earns SEC Freshman of the Year Honors
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 | Football
Freshman quarterback Chris Leak earned Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year honors in the 2003 coaches' awards voting, conducted by the league's coaches.
Leak was named the SEC Freshman of the Year on 10 of a possible 11 ballots. The Charlotte, N.C. native, completed 168 or 279 passes for 2,167 yards with 14 TDs and 10 interceptions. He finished in the top 10 in the SEC in passing yards (8th), total offensive yards (10th) and passing efficiency (6th) with a 134.8 rating. He finished second in the nation among freshman in passing efficiency, third in passing yards and fourth in total offensive yards.
Leak was named the Associated Press SEC Freshman of the Year earlier in the week.
The Freshman All-SEC Team will be released on Thursday while the All-SEC squad was released on Tuesday.
