THE FLATS – Georgia Tech quarterback Jeff Sims (Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood) hauled in several national recognitions on Monday following his performance in the Yellow Jackets’ 45-22 win over No. 21/20 North Carolina on Saturday evening at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Sims, who accounted for 240 total yards and four touchdowns in a little more than a half of play, was named to the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week lists, which both recognize college football’s top eight quarterbacks of the week. Additionally, Sims was tabbed by ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit as his No. 6 top-performing player of the week.
Congratulations to our Week 4 Davey O'Brien Great 8! Big numbers. Huge wins. #DaveyQBs
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— Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) September 27, 2021
Its time to vote for week 4 Manning Award QB of the Week ⬇️Who do you think deserves the honor? 🌟https://t.co/uEHayLyRnl pic.twitter.com/EN8zqt9ADQ
— Allstate Sugar Bowl (@SugarBowlNola) September 27, 2021
Here are my top performing players from WEEK 4:
-Casey Thompson, @TexasFootball
-Jameson Williams, @AlabamaFTBL
-Treylon Burks, @RazorbackFB
-Jayden Reed, @MSU_Football
-Emory Jones, @GatorsFB
-Jeff Sims, @GeorgiaTechFB
-Malik Cunningham, @UofLFootball pic.twitter.com/xHk3a4qdqV— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 27, 2021
After the previous two games due to an injury sustained in Georgia Tech’s Sept. 4 season opener versus Northern Illinois, Sims entered Saturday’s game against UNC late in the second quarter and led Tech to scores on six of the seven series that he quarterbacked (five touchdowns and a field goal), kneel-downs at the end of each half notwithstanding.