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Oklahoma Duo earns SEC Weekly Honors after win over Alabama

Oklahoma Football’s Xavier Robinson and Febechi Nwaiwu earned SEC Weekly Awards for their performances against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Oklahoma Sooners put together an effective run-first, run-second, run-third offense on Saturday night in their win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Jackson Arnold and Xavier Robinson both ran for over 100 yards behind an offensive line that dominated the Alabama defensive front.

The Sooners ran for 257 yards on 50 attempts, good for 5.1 yards per carry. Due to their fantastic outing up front, Febechi Nwaiwu earned SEC Offensive lineman of the Week. Nwaiwu has been the one constant along the offensive line all season, starting every game while injuries kept a revolving door everywhere else on the line.

However, over the last few weeks, there’s been a bit more stability with Logan Howland at left tackle, Heath Ozaeta at left guard, Troy Everett at center and Spencer Brown at right tackle. It’s not surprising that as Oklahoma has settled into this combination up front, the production from the offensive one has been better. Continuity matters along the offensive line.

In addition to the offensive line improving along with more continuity, Xavier Robinson’s rise to lead the running back room has helped the run game a lot as well. And against the Crimson Tide, Robinson had a breakout performance, running for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. He also had four receptions for 20 yards in the win, showing off his ability to be a bell cowback for the Oklahoma Sooners. Robinson earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for his performance against Alabama.

Since the Maine game, Robinson’s carried the ball 33 times for 192 yards and three touchdowns. He also has six receptions for 73 yards. He’s averaging 5.8 yards per carry and 6.79 yards per touch this season.

Ahead of their regular season finale against the LSU Tigers, the Oklahoma Sooners will need their offensive line and Xavier Robinson to put together another strong performance down in the Bayou.

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Ike Irish earns SEC honors after remarkable debut

Ike Irish will be a household name by the end of the 2023 season.

Auburn Baseball hauled in a top-10 recruiting class for the 2022 cycle, with the crown jewel being a catcher from Michigan, [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag].

Last weekend, he proved why he was a top 50 recruit out of high school.

As a designated hitter, Irish went .500 at the plate, recorded six hits, and sent three players to the plate in Auburn’s series win over Indiana to begin the 2023 campaign. His work at the plate was deemed worthy of an honor from the SEC.

The SEC announced its weekly awards on Monday, where Irish was named co-Freshman of the Week. The conference mentioned his impressive accolades in its’ release.

Irish, recorded a hit and a double in all three games, including multiple hits in two of three against Indiana. He legged out an infield single in his first career at-bat and finished his Auburn debut 3-for-5 with two runs, a double and a RBI on Friday. Irish had a two-RBI double in the third inning of game two. He ultimately reached base three times for the second straight game to start his career. He turned in multiple hits for the second time of the weekend by going 2-for-4 and scoring a run in the finale.

Irish will look to build on his strong start on Tuesday when he and the Auburn Tigers travel to Madison to face North Alabama at Toyota Field. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. CT.

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Derrian Gobourne named SEC Specialist of the Week

Gobourne was a force in Auburn’s win over LSU last Friday.

The No. 5 Auburn Tigers continue to post high scores this season, and fifth-year senior [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] is a vital reason why.

In last Friday’s season-high 197.750-197-500 win over No. 9 LSU last Friday night at Neville Arena, Gobourne competed in three events: vault, bars, and floor, and posted an individual score of 29.750. In true Gobourne fashion, her best event was floor, where she earned a 9.975.

A great performance against one of the nation’s top squads earned Gobourne a weekly honor by the Southeastern Conference. The SEC announced their weekly Gymnastics awards on Wednesday and named Gobourne the Specialist of the Week.

Gobourne, a fifth-year from Sarasota, Fla., helped the Tigers earn a season-high 197.750 in the win over No. 9 LSU. Highlighting her night was the 9.975 on floor to earn a tie for first place and push Auburn to a season-best score (49.650) in the event. She posted a 9.925 to start the meet on vault, good for a tie for second overall. Rounding out the meet, Gobourne added a 9.85 on bars to help the Tigers reach a season-best score (49.500).

Gobourne and the No. 5 Tigers will face No. 16 Missouri on Sunday for their next meet. The meet can be seen live on SEC Network and will begin at 5 p.m. CT.

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