LSU punter Brad Wing and defensive end Barkevious Mingo have been named players of the week by the SEC for their play in Saturday’s 45-10 win over Auburn, the league office announced today. Wing was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, while Mingo earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors. Wing punted four times against Auburn, averaging 51.2 yards per punt. Three of his four punts were downed inside the 20-yard line, forcing Auburn to start drives on its own 4-, 14- and 19-yard lines. His longest punt was 56 yards. For the season, Wing ranks third in the SEC with a 44.4-yard average on 31 punts. Mingo, for his part, had four tackles, including two sacks totaling 21 yards in losses against Auburn. He also added a quarterback hurry as the LSU defense had six sacks and 10 tackles for losses. For the season, Mingo leads the Tigers with 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. See the rest of this week’s SEC honors here.
Wing, Mingo get SEC honors for Saturday efforts
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