SEC Football: Game Balls, Top Performers for Week Two
Hello there. Welcome to our brand new weekly column here at Southbound and Down. In this column, we will give you our picks for who the top performers on offense, defense, and special teams from SEC Football were this week. Though some overlap may occur, this is not a re-posting of the SEC’s Players of the Week.
In addition to the top performer, we will also give you two “Honorable Mentions” for each category. If you are reading the article and think that someone was snubbed, or even omitted entirely, then please let us know in the comment section.
Below their names, I will attempt to tell you a bit about the player’s performance this week. That way you can see why I felt they deserved a Game Ball. But again, if you think someone else performed better, let us know.
This week was a tough one to choose winners from. The SEC played so many games against cupcake opponents. It was hard to decide how much of a factor that should be in my decision-making process. What are your thoughts on that?
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Also, there were a lot of gaudy stat-lines on the offensive side of the ball this week. I think this is likely due to what I’m calling “The Cupcake Factor.” Needless to say then, it was hard to pick just three offensive players for this post. But such is my burden.
Well, without further ado, let’s just dive on in. We will start with the offensive “Top Performer” and the two offensive “Honorable Mentions.” Click on the handy link below to see who gets the first ever Southbound and Down “Game Ball.”
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