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The University of Mississippi Athletics
McCluster Named SEC Offensive Player Of The Week
11/16/2009 | Football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- After a record-setting performance in Saturday's 42-17 win over Tennessee, Ole Miss' Dexter McCluster was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the league office.
This marks the second time this year for McCluster to earn SEC honors as he also picked up the honor after the Arkansas game.
McCluster was also honored as the National Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and is one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award. Fans can text message** VOTE to 345345 on their wireless phone to opt in for the chance to vote.
A senior from Largo, Fla., McCluster set school records with 282 rushing and 324 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns in the win over Tennessee.
The 282 rushing yards is the 11th highest rushing total in SEC history and the 7th highest in an SEC intra-conference game. The 324 yards is 8th highest in league history and seventh highest in an SEC intra-conference game.
McCluster scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, on runs of 15 and 23 yards. He tacked on a 32-yard TD run midway through the second quarter and added a 71-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter. McCluster averaged 11.3 yards per carry on 25 attempts and caught four passes for 42 yards in the game.
A permanent team captain, McCluster leads the team in rushing (75.5 ypg) and is second in receiving (31 rec, 394 yds). Last year, McCluster joined Florida's Percy Harvin as the only players to rank top 10 in the SEC in rushing yards, receiving yards, receptions and all-purpose yards.
This marks the fourth Player of the Week honor for a Rebel this season, as John Jerry and Daverin Geralds were named top offensive linemen for the weeks of the Vanderbilt and UAB games, respectively. Ole Miss garnered eight SEC Players of the Week in 2008.
The Rebels (7-3, 3-3 SEC) return to action this week as they host LSU (8-2, 4-2 SEC). Saturday's kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, and the game will be televised by CBS.
