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Plumlee Garners SEC Freshman of the Week Honors
11/18/2019 | Football
Freshman Quarterback Earns Conference Accolades for Second Straight Week
OXFORD, Miss. – For the second straight week and third time this season, Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.
Plumlee produced an historic rushing effort on Saturday against top-ranked LSU. The true freshman signal-caller rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns against a Tiger defense that came into the game No. 2 in the SEC and No. 13 nationally in rushing defense, allowing just 100.7 yards rushing per game. It set a single-game Ole Miss rushing record by a Rebel quarterback and freshman.
Plumlee became just the fifth SEC quarterback over the last 20 seasons with four rushing TDs in a game (Nick Fitzgerald [2x], Cam Newton, Tim Tebow and Jesse Palmer). The last time an Ole Miss player rushed for four or more touchdowns was Dexter McCluster vs. Tennessee in 2009. He is the first QB to rush for at least 200 yards against the AP No. 1 team since Vince Young did it in the 2006 Rose Bowl vs. USC.
The Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native is also the first quarterback to rush for 200+ yards on LSU since Cam Newton in 2010. With his four TDs vs. the Tigers, Plumlee extended his freshman rushing touchdown record (11), as well as his freshman overall TD record (15).
Plumlee ranks second in the conference in rushing touchdowns (11) and fourth in rushing yards (989). The Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native is second in yards on the ground per game (109.4). Plumlee needs just 11 yards to become just the sixth Rebel – first quarterback – to surpass the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a single season.
Ole Miss has an off week before taking on in-state rival Mississippi State in the 92nd "Battle of the Golden Egg". Kickoff is slated for Thanksgiving at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @olemissfb on Twitter and Instagram and OleMissFootball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on Twitter and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
Plumlee produced an historic rushing effort on Saturday against top-ranked LSU. The true freshman signal-caller rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns against a Tiger defense that came into the game No. 2 in the SEC and No. 13 nationally in rushing defense, allowing just 100.7 yards rushing per game. It set a single-game Ole Miss rushing record by a Rebel quarterback and freshman.
Plumlee became just the fifth SEC quarterback over the last 20 seasons with four rushing TDs in a game (Nick Fitzgerald [2x], Cam Newton, Tim Tebow and Jesse Palmer). The last time an Ole Miss player rushed for four or more touchdowns was Dexter McCluster vs. Tennessee in 2009. He is the first QB to rush for at least 200 yards against the AP No. 1 team since Vince Young did it in the 2006 Rose Bowl vs. USC.
The Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native is also the first quarterback to rush for 200+ yards on LSU since Cam Newton in 2010. With his four TDs vs. the Tigers, Plumlee extended his freshman rushing touchdown record (11), as well as his freshman overall TD record (15).
Plumlee ranks second in the conference in rushing touchdowns (11) and fourth in rushing yards (989). The Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native is second in yards on the ground per game (109.4). Plumlee needs just 11 yards to become just the sixth Rebel – first quarterback – to surpass the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a single season.
Ole Miss has an off week before taking on in-state rival Mississippi State in the 92nd "Battle of the Golden Egg". Kickoff is slated for Thanksgiving at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @olemissfb on Twitter and Instagram and OleMissFootball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on Twitter and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
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