BATON ROUGE, La. -- There was no groundswell of support for Derrius Guice's candidacy as SEC offensive player of the year -- that honor went to Alabama freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts, and understandably so -- but we could reasonably argue that no player made more of his opportunities this season than Guice.
For a guy who came into his sophomore season playing second fiddle to Heisman Trophy contender Leonard Fournette, Guice proved that he has plenty of superstar ability of his own.
It's not just that Guice broke Fournette's brand-new single-game LSU record by rushing for 285 yards in the Tigers' Thanksgiving night win over Texas A&M, it's that Guice’s record-setting performance came just 12 days after he ran for 252 yards against Arkansas.