Auburn's Cam Newton named SEC Offensive Player of the Year; Lee Ziemba earns Jacobs Blocking Trophy | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Quarterback Cam Newton was the coaches' choice for SEC Offensive Player of the Year, while left tackle Lee Ziemba was the recipient of the Jacobs Trophy as the top blocker, the league announced Wednesday.

It wasn't the clean sweep like Auburn had in the Associated Press awards. Defensive tackle Nick Fairley was beaten out for Defensive Player of the Year honors by LSU's Patrick Peterson, who also took Special Teams Player of the Year honors.

South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, meanwhile, beat out Auburn's Gene Chizik for Coach of the Year.

Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year. South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore was Freshman of the Year.