In what has become a new tradition on The Plains this season, the SEC honored two more Auburn players Monday with Player of the Week Awards.
Junior quarterback Nick Marshall won his second SEC Offensive Player of the Week award for the season following his three all-purpose touchdown performance in the Tigers' 55-23 win against the Tennessee Volunteers.
Senior cornerback Chris Davis, who recorded an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown in Knoxville, became the first Auburn player this season to take home the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week award.
Marshall averaged more than 15 yards per carry against the Volunteers, who entered Saturday's game with the worst rushing defense in the SEC. His 214 yards were a major part of the Tigers' 444 on the ground, which was a new school record against an SEC opponent.
"They really couldn't stop the run so we kept our foot on their throat and just ran it down their throat," Marshall said after Saturday's victory. "I am just blessed to have the offensive line I have. They opened big holes for us."
Davis broke a 13-13 tie with his 85-yard return, one that helped Auburn set a new all-time NCAA record for average yards per kick return in a single game. Although the return started with a muff, Davis was aggressive enough to keep the play alive and take it in for six.
"I just dropped it," Davis said. "I still had time to pick it up and run with it, though, and that's what I did. (Punt returners) have to be aggressive, even when you drop the ball...I mean, you see that in the (NFL)."
Read more: The Auburn Plainsman - Davis Grant pave the way for special win in KnoxvilleMonday marked the sixth consecutive week at least one Tiger has received SEC Player of the Week honors. Tre Mason won Offensive Player of the Week for his four-touchdown game against Arkansas last weekend, and freshmen Jeremy Johnson and Carl Lawson have combined for Freshmen of the Week honors this season.
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