Brown, Rice awarded SEC honors

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Place-kicker Josh Brown and receiver Sidney Rice were honored Monday by the Southeastern Conference for their performances in South Carolina&#39;s 16-15 win at Tennessee.<br> <br> Brown was named the league&#39;s special teams player of the week after the senior from Clarksburg, Md., made a career-long 49-yard field goal with 2:45 remaining in the game to give the Gamecocks (5-3, 3-3) their first victory in Knoxville, Tenn.<br> <br> Brown also had five punts for a 37.8-yard average, with one downed inside the 20.<br> <br> Rice was named the conference&#39;s freshman of the week for the second time this season. The redshirt freshman from Gaffney caught a game-high eight passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns.<br> <br> Rice extended his school record of at least one touchdown reception to seven consecutive games. He has 11 touchdowns this year, a season record.<br> <br> He also was named freshman of the week after the Gamecocks 44-16 victory against Kentucky on Oct. 8.<br> <br> The Gamecocks face Arkansas on Saturday.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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