When Michael McNeely took the field for a fake field goal attempt Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida against Georgia, he was probably hoping for a first down and to keep the drive alive for the Florida Gators. Instead, he found some gaping holes that allowed him to scramble 21 yards into the end zone and give Florida a much needed early touchdown to tie the game in the first quarter.

That touchdown run would boost the confidence of the Gators and their fans, swing momentum to the Orange and Blue, and start a string of 31 unanswered points to help Florida defeat Georgia for the first time in three seasons. McNeely was rewarded for his efforts with the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week Award.

Although McNeely has seen plenty of action on special teams before, it was a Rudy-like moment for the redshirt senior wide receiver. He scored his first career touchdown in what was a pivotal point in a make or break game for the Gators and coach Will Muschamp. As you may have seen, McNeely took no time off in getting back to work just hours after returning to Gainesville – although he was wearing a green Publix uniform instead of a Florida football jersey.

Gators fake kick hero Mike McNeely working at Publix today as scheduled. pic.twitter.com/NptSXSsEc3 — Jeff Barlis (@JeffBarlisESPN) November 2, 2014

Offensive lineman Max Garcia was also a Player of the Week recipient; he was the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week helping pave the way for Florida to rush for a season-high 418 yards. It was the second time this season Garcia has received the award. He will look to have the same success this week against a Vanderbilt team that Florida had no success with last season. The Gators had 39 rushing yards last season versus the Commodores. Things should be different this year, especially coming off of the big rushing attack just a week ago.