SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Garrett Frye, an offensive lineman on the Georgia Southern football team, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for Nov. 20, the league office announced Wednesday.

Frye is a junior exercise science major from Cumming, Ga., and boasts a 3.71 GPA. He was named Eagle Football Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2012 and was a member of the GSU Athletics Honor Roll in both semesters last year.

Frye helps anchor an offensive line that averages a Division I-best 353.3 rushing yards per game. Last week, he helped the Eagle offense score five rushing touchdowns and earn 502 yards of total offense, including 398 on the ground, in a 38-20 win over Elon.