Two Tigers Earn SEC Player Of The Week Honors After Dominant Win Over Auburn

Two LSU players earned SEC Player of the Week honors after a dominant 38-17 win over Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.

Quarterback Sam Leavitt was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for 432 total yards and four touchdowns, while defensive end Jordan Ross earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after recording four tackles, two sacks, and 2.5 tackles for loss.

The performances helped LSU snap its eight-game SEC road losing streak and secure its second straight conference victory.

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SEC Offensive Player of the Week

Sam Leavitt, LSU
Position: Quarterback
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: West Linn, Ore.

LSU’s Sam Leavitt, a redshirt junior quarterback from West Linn, Ore., accounted for 432 yards and four touchdowns in LSU’s 38-17 win at Auburn, snapping the Tigers’ eight-game SEC road losing streak. He completed 32 of 45 passes for a career-high 378 yards and three touchdowns and rushed eight times for 54 yards and a score.

Leavitt’s 32 completions were also a career best. After completing 31 passes last week against Mississippi State, he joined Joe Burrow (2019) as the only players in LSU history with back-to-back 30-completion games.

LSU racked up 552 total yards (378 passing, 174 rushing) and scored on five of its six first-half possessions to build a 31-10 halftime lead. The 21-point win was LSU’s largest over Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and the 38 points were the most LSU has ever scored at Auburn.

SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week

Jordan Ross, LSU
Position: Defensive End
Class: Junior
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

LSU’s Jordan Ross, a junior defensive end from Birmingham, Ala., had four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks to help LSU to a 38-17 win at Auburn, the Tigers’ largest margin of victory in a game at Auburn.

LSU’s defense held Auburn to 270 total yards, including 66 on the ground, and finished with seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss. After Auburn pulled within 17-10 in the second quarter, LSU forced punts on its next four possessions and allowed just 52 yards over that stretch.

LSU also held Auburn’s dual-threat quarterback Byrum Brown to 20 rushing yards and 160 passing yards.

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