Florida football left tackle Austin Barber was awarded the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Gators 45-28 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Week 4.
Barber, a redshirt junior who is in his fourth season with the Gators, was excellent in pass protection, not allowing a sack all game. Barber even recorded a touchdown, jumping on the football after quarterback DJ Lagway fumbled in the end zone.
Barber talked about the touchdown after the game.
“My coach always tells us to chase the ball,” Barber said. “When you see the ball, you get on the ball… So I just saw it on the ground and did my best to get on it as fast as I can.
“I had it (the ball) the whole time. I had it the whole time,” Barber said about having possession of the ball at the bottom of the pile.”
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Pro Football Focus (PFF) uses a grading scale from 0 to 100 and according to PFF, Barber was graded an 85.3 in pass blocking and 63.3 in run blocking.
The whole offensive line played great for Florida and they look to keep up their great play after the bye week.
Up next for the Gators
The Gators will be out of action for Week 5 due to their bye week. Florida’s next opponent will be the UCF Knights on Oct. 5 at 7:15 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
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