1. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas (27/44 for 409 yards and 3 touchdowns) vs. Vanderbilt.
Mallett is finally coming back from the haze that beset him when he was knocked out of the Auburn game a couple weeks ago—he and his big arm came to play on Saturday.
Vanderbilt looked over-matched, tired, and defeated long before halftime and, not surprisingly, failed to show up in the second half at all as the Razorbacks traipsed all over them en route to another win.
2010 season stats: 172/259 for 2,449 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.
2. Cam Newton, Auburn (18/24 for 209 yards and 2 touchdowns) at Ole Miss.
Okay, so he wasn't SuperCam this past week, but he still accounted for 21 of Auburn's 51 points in their rout of Ole Miss.
Most impressive in this game was he added a third-dimension to his march towards the Heisman (is there really anyone else that can touch him?) by acting as wide receiver—scoring on a 20-yard touchdown touchdown pass.
2010 season stats: 108/162 for 1,573 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. 168 carries for 1,122
yards and 14 touchdowns.
3. Stephen Garcia, South Carolina (13/22 for 223 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. 10 carries for 18 yards and 2 touchdowns) at Tennessee.
Garcia wasn't brilliant as a passer, but his legs and arm led the way for the Gamecocks as they managed to withstand a determined Volunteers team—the return of Marcus Lattimore (who rushed for 184 yards and a touchdown) didn't hurt his efforts much either.
2010 season stats: 137/194 for 1,904 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. 62 carries for 86 yards and 4 touchdowns.
4. Tyler Bray, Tennessee (9/15 for 159 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception) vs. South Carolina.
It was a noble effort for Bray who rallied the Volunteers' offense to 14 second half points to tie the game at 24. However, as has been the case all season for Dooley's bunch, they simply couldn't sustain their intensity for the whole 60 minutes—giving up 14 points to the Gamecocks late in the fourth quarter—ending their comeback bid.
2010 season stats: 25/47 for 302 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions.
5. Chris Relf, Mississippi State (7/16 for 111 yards and 1 touchdown. 16 carries for 79 yards and 1 touchdown) vs. Kentucky.
Relf sealed the win with a late touchdown run in the fourth quarter and, as has been the case for this entire season, he didn't have to be impressive—just deliberate—as he led Dan Mullens crew to their 7th win of the season.
2010 season stats: 70/131 for 926 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. 123 carries for 507 yards and 3 touchdowns.
6. Jeremiah Masoli, Ole Miss (20/33 for 189 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception) vs. Auburn.
There was little Masoli could have done to stop the Newton train from plowing through Oxford on Saturday. Auburn had too many weapons and Masoli's average effort wasn't going to be enough to stay in the same league as the Tigers.
Still, he gets marginal credit for being, for the most part, smart with the football and not leading his team to a worse beating than they could have suffered.
2010 season stats: 116/203 for 1,449 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. 89 carries for 429 yards and 3 touchdowns.
7. Aaron Murray, Georgia (18/37 for 313 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions) at Florida.
Well, for the first time this season, Aaron Murray looked like the redshirt freshman that he is—fumbling once and throwing three picks. While he gets an 'A' for the effort he took in bringing the Bulldogs back in the fourth and forcing overtime, his costly interception in the overtime period all but sealed the deal on a Georgia loss—a painful one to be sure.
2010 season stats: 139/230 for 2,079 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. 62 carries for 181 yards and 4 touchdowns.
8. Mike Hartline, Kentucky (23/41 for 258 yards 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions) at Mississippi State.
It has been an emotional ride for the Wildcats all season as they always seem to be just a few minutes shy of sealing the deal on a win. This past weekend was no different as the team let another one slip away late in the game. Hartline wasn't nearly as impressive this week—throwing the last-minute interception that ended all hopes of the Wildcats upsetting another Top 25 team.
2010 season stats: 207/314 for 2,402 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.
9. John Brantley, Florida (16/25 for 193 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception) vs. Georgia.
Lucky for Florida, they really didn't need Brantley—who saw the turf more than he saw the endzone—as Trey Burton (17 carries for 110 yards and 1 touchdown), Chris Rainey (16 carries for 84 yards and 1 touchdown), and that opportunistic Florida defense led the way to a Gator victory.
2010 season stats: 145/233 for 1,459 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions.
10. Larry Smith, Vanderbilt (4/12 for 25 yards and 1 touchdown) at Arkansas.
25 yards?...Really. What else can you say about Larry Smith as an SEC quarterback?
2010 season stats: 89/176 for 1,030 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions. 75 carries for 351 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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