re: 2016 SEC Mid-Season Awards via ESPN

Posted on 10/18/16 at 3:42 pm to David Ricky

Posted by elposter

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Posted on 10/18/16 at 3:42 pm to David Ricky

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Mid-season Defensive Player of the Year: Tennessee DE Derek Barnett

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Glad to see this monster finally getting the recognition he deserves

Barnett is really good. About single-handily kept Tennessee alive in the first half against Alabama. Very disruptive player.

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Posted by Vols&Shaft83

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Posted on 10/18/16 at 3:45 pm to elposter

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Barnett is really good. About single-handily kept Tennessee alive in the first half against Alabama. Very disruptive player.

Pretty much the only bright spot of the whole game

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Posted by David Ricky

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Posted on 10/18/16 at 3:49 pm to elposter

Man, he has been clutch as hell too. Everyone talked about VOLS offense exploding against Florida in the second half but it was Barnett who took the game over and triggered the comeback. He had the big sack/forced fumble for a TD late in the game against UGA to give VOLS their first lead of the game.

Anytime Tennessee needs a huge play on defense, he comes up with it. It didn't work against Bama obviously but he tried