University of Georgia Athletics
Knowshon Moreno Named SEC Offensive Player Of The Week
October 29, 2007 | Football
ATHENS, Ga. --- University of Georgia redshirt freshman tailback Knowshon Moreno has been named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, according to an announcement by the league office on Monday.
Moreno, a 5-11, 207-pound native of Belford, N.J., tallied career highs of 188 rushing yards on 33 carries for three touchdowns during Georgias 42-30 win over No. 9 Florida in Jacksonville. In addition to averaging 5.7 yards per carry, Moreno also registered a pair of catches for 17 yards.
Moreno's rushing total was the most for a Bulldog since Verron Haynes recorded 207 yards against Georgia Tech in 2001. It was Moreno's third career game going over 100 yards and his second in a row after racking up 157 yards during Georgia's 20-17 win over Vanderbilt. Moreno moved to the No. 4 spot on the school's all-time list for rushing yards for a freshman with 807.
Through eight games, Moreno is third in the league and is third best out of the nation's freshmen with an average of 100.9 yards per game. Moreno has already been named the SEC Freshman of the Week twice during the 2007 season.
The No. 10 Bulldogs return to Athens for the first time in a month when they face Troy University in Sanford Stadium on Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. All Georgia games are broadcast live on the Bulldog Radio Network on AM 750 WSB in Atlanta and on both 106.1 FM and 960 The Ref in Athens. The radio audio also can be heard worldwide on both georgiadogs.com, the official website of UGA Athletics, and on XM satellite radio.
