Auburn secured its seventh consecutive victory in miraculous fashion Saturday night against Georgia, and an unsung hero from the instant classic has extended the team's streak of SEC individual honors.
Junior center and team captain Reese Dismukes was named the SEC's Offensive Lineman of the Week on Monday after his performance in the Tigers' wild 43-38 win against the rival Bulldogs. Dismukes helped lead the Tigers to 566 yards of total offense, and the Spanish Fort native added to his team-leading knockdown mark with seven against Georgia.
Auburn's highly ranked rushing attack tallied 323 yards against the Bulldogs, which was 97 more yards than Georgia had given up to any opponent all season.
Dismukes' leadership on the offensive line has been a major factor in Auburn's turnaround this season, as the Auburn offense has doubled its rushing production and allowed only a third of the sacks it gave up all last season.
Dismukes joins running back Tre Mason and quarterback Nick Marshall as Auburn's offensive award winners during the seven-game winning streak.
Jeremy Johnson and Carl Lawson have combined for three SEC Freshman of the Week awards this season. Chris Davis picked up SEC Special Teams Player of the Week last weekend, and Robenson Therezie won SEC Defensive Player of the Week.
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