Bryce Petty (Baylor), Zack Sanchez (Oklahoma), Tyreek Hill (Oklahoma State) and Josh Lambert (West Virginia) were chosen Big 12 Football Players of the Week for October 11 games by a panel of media that cover the Conference. It was the second career award for Petty (offensive) and Lambert (co-special teams) while Sanchez (defense) and Hill (co-special teams) picked up their first recognition.
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Bryce Petty, Baylor, QB, Sr, Midlothian, Texas
Bryce Petty had career-highs of 510 passing yards and six touchdowns to lead No. 5 Baylor to a 61-58 come-from-behind win over No. 9 TCU. He completed 28-of-55 passes as the Bears tied their largest deficit overcome in a game (1980 vs. SMU, 2011 at Kansas). BU trailed by 21 points with 11:38 remaining in the fourth quarter before scoring 24 unanswered points. In the final period, Petty had 123 yards through the air and two passing scores to engineer scoring drives of 45, 92, 91 and 44 yards. The senior’s passing yards were the second-most in a game in BU history, while the six TD passes tied the school record set by Blake Szymanski.
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma, CB, So, Fort Worth, Texas
Cornerback Zack Sanchez intercepted his fifth pass of the season and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown in No. 11 Oklahoma’s 31-26 win over Texas. It was the seventh interception of his career. Sanchez scored his first defensive touchdown of the season and the second of his career. The sophomore also tied a career high with eight tackles.
Big 12 Special Teams Co-Players of the Week
Tyreek Hill, Oklahoma State, KR, Jr, Pearson, Ga.
After Kansas kicked a field goal to tie the game at 20, Tyreek Hill returned the kickoff 99 yards with 6:43 to play to lift No. 16 Oklahoma State to a 27-20 win. He made program history in the process by becoming the first Cowboy to return a kickoff for a touchdown in back-to-back games. Hill is the only player in the country to accomplish the feat this season. The final kickoff was the only one Hill had a chance to return on the day.
Josh Lambert, West Virginia, PK, Sr, Greenville, Ga.
Josh Lambert connected on 3-of-4 field goals at Texas Tech, including the game-winning 55-yarder as time expired to give West Virginia the 37-34 victory. He also hit from 42 and 38 yards. The 55-yarder tied the school record set in 1984 by Paul Woodside and was the longest field goal made on the road by a Mountaineer. It was the second game-winning field goal hit by Lambert this season as he hit a 47-yarder at Maryland with no time left.
— Big 12 Press Release —