The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 11 of the season:

Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt

The Commodores quarterback amassed a career-high 489 yards of total offense, throwing for a career-high 377 yards and rushing for 112 in a 45-38 overtime win over Auburn. Pavia became the first Vanderbilt player since at least 1996 to record 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game. Pavia also passed for three touchdowns and ran for one.

Pavia’s last pass was 4 yards to Cole Spence in overtime and completed Vandy’s rally from a 10-point deficit. The win kept alive the Commodores’ hopes of a College Football Playoff berth.

Runner-up

Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. made the play of the season with his toe-tap catch in the back of the end zone for the winning

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