Alabama Football: Hurts, J. Williams Honored by SEC

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Hurts ran for a game-high 132 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries, while throwing for 143, in leading No. 1 Alabama to defeat the No. 9 Vols, 49-10.

Alabama football freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts and and freshman right tackle Jonah Williams were honored by the Southeastern Conference as Players of the Week after the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 49-10 whipping of No. 9 Tennessee.

Hurts ran for a game-high 132 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries, while throwing for 143 yards. Hurts became the first Tide quarterback to run for 100 yards in a game since 2001 when he ran for 146 yards during Alabama’s win over Ole Miss Sept. 17. Now, he owns two of the top seven single-game rushing performances by a quarterback in Tide history.

In just his seventh career game, Hurts became the first quarterback in Alabama history to run for 120-plus yards a second time during his career. The true freshman had runs of 10, 16, 21, 37 and 45 yards against Tennessee – the longest of those going for a touchdown.

Williams cleared a path for 594 yards of total offense, and posted a grade of 90 percent and did not allow a quarterback hurry or a sack and did not commit a penalty. He provided time for Alabama Football to rush for a Saban-era high 438 yards on the ground with five rushing touchdowns.

Williams helped both Jalen Hurts and Bo Scarbrough eclipse the 100-yard rushing barrier with Damien Harris close behind at 94 yards, provided time for 156 yards passing, and helped the Crimson Tide average 7.8 yards per play and 8.9 yards per rush.

In its third straight game against a ranked team, Alabama Football hosts No. 6 Texas A&M next Saturday. The game kicks off at 2:30 pm CT and will be broadcast nationally on CBS.