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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, come on down …

You’re the latest weekly award winner at the expense of Arkansas’ defense. Manziel is the third quarterback this season to be named his conference offensive player of the week after facing the Razorbacks.

Manziel, who set an SEC record with 527 yards of total offense, joins Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Kolton Browning and Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova as players named as their league’s top performers for the week. Browning was also named the national offensive player of the week after leading the Warhawks to a victory against Arkansas.

Not that this is anything new for this program’s defense the past fives seasons. Manziel is the sixth player to be named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Arkansas’ watch since 2008.

How does this compare to what the rest of the teams in the league have done defensively? Not sure, but we can look at this list below and agree too many players have had big games against the Razorbacks.

Below is a recap of SEC award winners for their offensive performances against Arkansas and why they won:

Florida 38, Arkansas 7
•SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week goes to center Maurkice Pouncey. Florida totaled 462 yards of offense.

•SEC Freshman of the Week goes to running back Jeff Demps. He ran for 103 yards on seven carries with two touchdowns.

Kentucky 21, Arkansas 20
•SEC Freshman of the Week goes to wide receiver/quarterback Randall Cobb. He completed two of three passes for 45 yards, plus caught five passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns.

2009
Georgia 52, Arkansas 41
•SEC Offensive Player of the Week goes to quarterback Joe Cox. He passed for 375 yards and five touchdowns.

Alabama 35, Arkansas 7
•SEC Freshman of the Week goes to running back Trent Richardson. He carried nine times for 65 yards and a touchdown.

Ole Miss 30, Arkansas 17           
•SEC Offensive Player of the Week goes to running back/wide receiver Dexter McCluster. He carried 22 times for 123 yards, plus caught seven passes for 137 yards and a touchdown.

2010
Auburn 65, Arkansas 43
•SEC Offensive Player of the Week goes to quarterback Cam Newton. Newton ran 25 times for 188 yards and three touchdowns. He completed 10 of 14 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown.

2011
Alabama 38, Arkansas 14
•SEC Offensive Player of the Week goes to running back Trent Richardson. He ran for 126 yards on 17 carries and finished with three catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.

•SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week goes to tackle Barrett Jones of Alabama. The Crimson Tide finished with 397 yards of total offense.

LSU 41, Arkansas 17
•SEC Freshman of the Week goes to running back Kenny Hilliard. He ran for 102 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.

2012
Alabama 52, Arkansas 0
•SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week goes to guard Chance Warmack. Alabama tallied 438 yards of offense, including 5.0 yards per rush and 6.7 yards per play.

Texas A&M 58, Arkansas 10
•SEC Offensive Player of the Week goes to quarterback Johnny Manziel. He set an SEC record with 557 yards of total offense, including a school-record 453 passing yards and three touchdowns on 29 of 38 attempts. He also ran for 104 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.

•SEC Freshman of the Week goes to Manziel. See above.