UGA football junior running back D’Andre Swift has been named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
In Georgia’s 21-0 win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, D’Andre Swift rushed 21 times for 179 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Below are notes from the SEC’s release:
- Swift carried the ball 21 times for 179 yards (8.5 avg.) and scored twice during Georgia’s 21-0 shutout of Kentucky
- His seventh career 100-yard rushing game was highlighted by a 39-yard scoring run in the third quarter that broke a 0-0 tie
- Swift muscled his way into the end zone from three yards out late in the fourth quarter to clinch the 21-0 victory
- He leads the SEC through seven games for the Bulldogs with 107.7 yards/game avg.
No. 10 Georgia is off this weekend, which is their second and final open date of the season. The Bulldogs’ next game is on Saturday, November 2 against the No. 7 Florida Gators at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. The game is set for 3:30pm ET on CBS.