Grant McKinniss is SEC Special Teams Player of the Week
11/23/2020 11:00:00 AM | Football
Graduate punter pinned South Carolina inside the 15 five times Saturday, including twice at the 1-yard line
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou graduate P Grant McKinniss (Findlay, Ohio) is the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, announced Monday (Nov. 23) by the league office. This marks the first time McKinniss has earned a weekly honor from the Southeastern Conference and he is the fourth Tiger to take home a weekly conference award this season. He is the first Mizzou specialist to do so this year.
McKinniss punted seven times for 305 yards at South Carolina, averaging 43.6 yards per kick with a long of 51 yards. More importantly, he pinned South Carolina inside its own 20 five times, twice at the 1-yard-line. One of those pins at the 1-yard line came on South Carolina's final drive as it attempted to tie the game with 2:37 remaining.
South Carolina's average starting line of scrimmage was the 14.5-yard line, and on drives that started following a Mizzou punt, the average line of scrimmage start was the 12. South Carolina had just one punt-return yard as McKinniss' net average was 43.4 for the game. For perspective, that 43.4 net average would be ninth nationally spread out over this season. In a game that was decided largely on field position, McKinniss was one of the heroes of the game for Mizzou.
The Tigers return home this week against Arkansas for its annual Battle Line Rivalry, Presented by Shelter Insurance ® this Saturday (Nov. 28) at 11 a.m. on SEC Network.
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