BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A career night by
Emory Jones on Saturday versus Tennessee guided him to be named the SEC Offensive Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced today.
He threw for 209 yards and ran for 144, becoming the first Gators player to pass for 200-plus yards and rush for 100-plus yards in the same game since Tim Tebow in 2009. Jones set single-game career highs in passing yards (209), completions (21) and rushing yards (144) while tying his career high with two touchdown passes. His 144 yards rushing was the most by an SEC player in week four.
By completing 21 of 27 passes, Jones finished with a 77.8 completion percentage. This is tied for the 10th-highest completion percentage by a Gators quarterback with at least 25 pass attempts in a game since 1996
The honor is the first of career as he was also recognized as a Manning Award Star of the Week by the Sugar Bowl. Fans have the opportunity to vote for the top quarterback performances of the week on Facebook. Voting closes on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET, to vote visit
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No. 10 Florida heads to Kentucky on Saturday for a 6 p.m. kickoff on ESPN
SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Emory Jones, QB, Florida
Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
DEFENSIVE
Damone Clark, LB, LSU
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jameson Williams, KR, Alabama
DEFENSIVE LINE
Tre Williams, DE, Arkansas
OFFENSIVE LINE
Luke Fortner, C, Kentucky
This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
MANNING AWARD STARS OF THE WEEK:
Jake Haener, Fresno State
Max Johnson, LSU
Emory Jones, Florida
Devin Leary, N.C. State
Daniel Richardson, Central Michigan
Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State
Jeff Sims, Georgia Tech
Casey Thompson, Texas
