OL Cade Mays has been named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week.
RB Len'Neth Whitehead has been named the Co-SEC Freshman of the Week.
Excerpt from the SEC press release on both players:
RB Len'Neth Whitehead has been named the Co-SEC Freshman of the Week.
Excerpt from the SEC press release on both players:
- Mays, making the start at right tackle, paved the way for a 683-yard output as Tennessee topped Missouri for a 62-24 road win. Mays did not allow a pressure or a penalty.
- With the help of Mays, Tennessee finished with 458 yards on the ground, representing the most rushing yards in a road game in school history and the most overall since rushing for 513 yards against Washington & Lee on Nov. 10, 1951.
- The Vols' 683 yards of total offense were their most since racking up 684 yards at Texas A&M on Oct. 8, 2016.
- Mays was dominant in a first quarter that saw UT rack up 28 points, the most in the first quarter for the Vols since scoring 35 vs. Arkansas on Nov. 11, 2000.
- Whitehead, a redshirt freshman in just his second career SEC game, rushed for 76 yards on nine carries as Tennessee beat Missouri 62-24 on the road.
- Whitehead averaged 8.4 yards per carry and added a 10-yard reception to finish with 86 all-purpose yards.
- Whitehead helped lead a Vol rushing attack that finished with 458 yards on the ground, representing the most rushing yards in a road game in school history and the most overall since rushing for 513 yards against Washington & Lee on Nov. 10, 1951.
