COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri graduate student running back Nate Noel earned Southeastern Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors following the Tigers’ 30-27 double overtime victory against Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Noel’s recognition is his first in a Mizzou uniform and is the Tigers’ second weekly award honor this season after kicker Blake Craig was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 16.
Noel recorded 24 rushes for a career-high 199 yards (8.29) to register the most rushing yards by an SEC player this season. He finished with 207 all-purpose yards after adding three receptions for eight yards (2.67) and posted a 64-yard rush in the third quarter that was the longest run for a Tiger since Tyler Badie broke off a 73-yard burst against Vanderbilt in 2021. The Miami, Florida, native increased his career rushing total to 3,515 yards, which ranked third among all active FBS rushers entering play Saturday.
He ranks third in the league in rushing (110.25) and rushing yards (441), fifth in all-purpose yards (118.75), and sixth in yards per rush (6.39)
The SEC’s other weekly honors included Arkansas’ TJ Metcalf (defensive), Florida’s Austin Barber (offensive line), LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier (co-offensive) and Bradyn Swinson (co-defensive line), and Tennessee’s Max Gilbert (special teams), Joshua Josephs (co-defensive line), and Nico Iamaleava (freshman).
The Tigers head into an open date, before playing their first road game of the season at Texas A&M on Saturday, Oct. 5. Game time at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, will be 11 a.m. with the game being televised by either ABC or ESPN.
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