Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald was named Monday as the SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced.
Fitzgerald accounted for 329 yards total offense and four touchdowns, including a career-long, game-clinching 76-yard TD run with 2:17 to play, as the Bulldogs knocked off No. 17 Texas A&M, 28-13, Saturday in Starkville.
“It felt good to go out there and have a good game,” said Fitzgerald, who threw four interceptions in a 19-3 loss at LSU two weeks ago.
He bounced back against the Aggies, throwing for a season-high 241 yards and two TDs on 14-of-22 accuracy. Fitzgerald’s passing yardage was his most in an SEC game since throwing for 328 on Nov. 19, 2016 as a sophomore against Arkansas.
“That’s the way we expect Nick Fitzgerald to play,” MSU coach Joe Moorhead said.
Fitzgerald also tied the MSU career record for rushing scores with 42, matching running back Anthony Dixon (2006-09).
Monday’s honor was the third time this season that Fitzgerald won the league’s Offensive Player of the Week and the seventh time in his MSU career.
Previous State starting QB Dak Prescott won the award five times in his career.
Fitzgerald shared the award this time with Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm, who threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 36-17 victory over Florida.
Among the other weekly award winners are a pair of South Carolina brothers.
South Carolina senior end South Carolina end D.J. Wonnum was named Defensive Lineman of the Week. Younger brother Gamecocks’ freshman offensive tackle Dylan Wonnum was tabbed as Freshman of the Week.
Other SEC weekly winners are Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen (defense), Kentucky punt returner Lynn Bowden (special teams) and Vanderbilt tackle Justin Skule (offensive lineman).