The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 13 of the season:

Arch Manning, Texas

Manning passed for four touchdowns, rushed for one and caught a TD pass in a 52-37 win over Arkansas for the best performance of his career.

Manning bounced back from a 35-10 loss at Georgia to pass for a career-high 389 yards. He connected with DeAndre Moore Jr. for three touchdowns. Manning’s touchdown catch on a reverse pass from Parker Livingstone was an athletic grab where he had to twist his 6-foot-4 frame and reach high to make the play.

Runner-up

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia threw for a career-high 484 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-17 win over Kentucky. Pavia set the program record, topping the 464 passing yards Whit Taylor had against Tennessee in 1981. Pavia

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