Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Colt McCoy, Texas, QB, Sr, Tuscola, Texas
Colt McCoy completed 32-of-41 passes (78%) for 396 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in No. 2 Texas’ 51-20 win over Kansas. The victory was the 43rd of his career, the most wins by a starting QB in NCAA history, and earned the Longhorns’ a spot in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship. He also rushed for 29 yards to register 425 total yards on the day. McCoy connected on TD passes of 68, 41, 38 and 12 yards. The four scores went to three different receivers. He completed a pass of at least 34 yards to four different receivers. The senior completed his final seven passes of the game in leading the Horns to a pair of game-sealing touchdown drives. He led UT to scores on nine of 12 possessions, including six TD drives that averaged 64 yards.
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Larry Asante, Nebraska, S, Sr, Alexanderia, Va.
Larry Asante made a season-high 10 tackles, caused a fumble and intercepted a pass in Nebraska’s 17-3 North Division clinching win over Kansas State. The senior safety spearheaded a defensive effort that limited its sixth opponent in seven home games to nine points or fewer. His second-quarter interception inside the Nebraska 20 secured a 10-3 halftime lead. He then forced a fumble at the Nebraska 1-yard line in the third quarter as NU maintained its 17-3 advantage.
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Alex Henery, Nebraska, PK/P, Jr, Omaha, Neb.
Alex Henery punted six times for a 45.5 average, made his only field goal attempt and both PATs in Nebraska’s win over Kansas State. He pinned K-State deep in its own territory on two occasions with punts downed at the KSU 1 and 3-yard lines. Henery leads the Big 12 in punts inside the 20 with 22 through 11 games, including 15 in Big 12 play. Of his 22 punts inside the 20, 13 have been inside the 10, including seven pinning the opponent inside its own 3-yard line. He remained perfect on the season in PATs and improved to 16-of-19 on field goals.
2009 BIG 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
S8 Blaine Gabbert, MU, QB, So
S14 Taylor Potts, TTU, QB, Jr
S21 Landry Jones, OU, QB, Fr
S28 Alexander Robinson, ISU, RB, JR
Danario Alexander, MU, WR, Sr
O5 Grant Gregory, KSU, QB, Sr
O12 Steven Sheffield, TTU, QB, Jr
O19 Rodney Stewart, CU, TB, So
Hubert Anyiam, OSU, WR, So
O26 Colt McCoy, UT, QB, Sr
N2 Landry Jones, OU, QB, Fr
Baron Batch, TTU, RB, Jr
N9 Nick Florence, BU, QB, Fr
N16 Danario Alexander, MU, WR, Sr
N23 Colt McCoy, UT, QB, Sr
DEFENSIVE
S8 Joe Pawelek, BU, LB, Sr
S14 Max Onyegbule, KU, DE, Sr
Lamarr Houston, UT, DT, Sr
S21 Roddrick Muckelroy, UT, LB, Sr
S28 Earl Thomas, UT, S, So
O5 Jeremy Beal, OU, DE, Jr
O12 Ndamukong Suh, NU, DT, Sr
O19 Earl Thomas, UT, S, So
Brandon Sharpe, TTU, DE, Sr
O26 Jesse Smith, ISU, LB, Sr
N2 Jared Crick, NU, DT, So
N9 Matt O'Hanlon, NU, S, Sr
N16 Perrish Cox, OSU, DB, Sr
N23 Larry Asante, NU, S, Sr
SPECIAL TEAMS
S8 Perrish Cox, OSU, DB/PR/KR, Sr
S14 Dez Bryant, OSU, WR/PR/KR, Jr
S21 Alex Henery, NU, PK/P, Jr
S28 Brandon Banks, KSU, WR/KR, Sr
O5 Emmanuel Lamur, KSU, DB, So
O12 Jordan Shipley, UT, WR/PR/KR, Sr
O19 Brandon Banks, KSU, WR/KR, Sr
O26 Mike Brandtner, ISU, P, Sr
N2 Brandon Banks, KSU, WR/PR/KR, Sr
N9 Cyrus Gray, TAMU, RB/KR, So
N16 Josh Cherry, KSU, PK, Sr
N23 Alex Henery, NU, PK/P, Jr
