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Title: Two Auburn Players Get SEC Honors This Week
Post by: AUChizad on October 05, 2009, 01:57:28 PM

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Wes Byrum, Onterio McCalebb win weekly honors
By Evan Woodbery
October 05, 2009, 9:28AM
byrumkick.jpgTodd Van Emst, AuburnWes Byrum kicks a field goal against Louisiana Tech.
Auburn had two players win weekly honors from the SEC.

Wes Byrum is the special teams players of the week, while running back Onterio McCalebb was named the freshman of the week.
Here's what they said about each of the Tigers in this morning's release....

SPECIAL TEAMS
WES BYRUM
Kicker
AUBURN
6-2 • 209 • Junior
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
 
• Accounted for 14 of Auburn's points, including four field goals and two point-after attempts, in a 26-22 win at Tennessee.
 
• His four field goals are a career-high, connecting from 29, 43, 19 and 22 yards.
 
• The 22-yarder with 39 seconds remaining iced Tigers' first road win of season.
 
• Four field goals are the most fin a game by an Auburn kicker since 2004.
 
• His lone miss was 46-yarder with 1:30 in first half--his first miss on season after nailing first nine attempts.

FRESHMAN
ONTERIO McCALEBB
Running Back/Return Specialist
AUBURN
5-10 • 164
Fort Meade, Fla. (HS/Hargrave Military Academy)
 
• McCalebb accumulated a game-high 204 all-purpose yards in Auburn's 26-22 win at Tennessee.
 
• Among his all-purpose yards were 51 yards rushing, 62 yards receiving, 91 yards on kickoff returns.
 
• His 52 yard kickoff return with 4:19 remaining in game set up game clinching field goal with :39 left.
 
• His 204 all-purpose yards were a career-best and team season high.

Title: Re: Two Auburn Players Get SEC Honors This Week
Post by: ssgaufan on October 05, 2009, 02:06:45 PM

That make two Freshman of the week honors for McCaleb.  Richardson also has two FPOW honors, although one of his came last week because he made on nice run for a TD and not much else that game.  Anyways, looks like both schools have a stud in the backfield for the next couple of years.