D'Onta Foreman (Texas), Vincent Taylor (Oklahoma State), Zach Sinor (Oklahoma State) and Shane Buechele (Texas) were recognized with Big 12 football weekly honors. Sinor (special teams) and Buechele (newcomer) picked up their third career award while Foreman (offense) and Taylor (defense) were honored for the first time.

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

D’Onta Foreman, Texas, RB, Jr, Texas City, Texas

· Foreman rushed 32 times for 250 yards (7.8 ypc) and two touchdowns in Texas' 35-34 win over No. 8/6 and previously unbeaten Baylor. His 32 attempts and 250 yards were both career highs.

· He became the first Longhorn since Jamaal Charles in 2007 to surpass 1,000 yards rushing on the season. He now has 1,105 rushing yards in 2016, snapping the longest drought at UT without a 1,000-yard rusher since Texas' first in 1966.

· Has nine straight 100-yard games, the longest active streak in FBS. His streak is second in school history behind Earl Campbell's 11 consecutive 100-yard games in 1977. Foreman's seven 100-yard games in 2016 leads the nation.

· His 250 yards were the second-most in school history (behind Ricky Williams 259 in 1998) against an AP ranked team.

· Foreman secured a 100-yard game early, reaching the century mark in the first quarter last Saturday. He is just the third player in FBS to gain 100 rushing yards in the first quarter of a game this season, joining Louisville's Lamar Jackson and Florida State's Dalvin Cook.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State, DT, Jr, San Antonio, Texas

· Taylor led the Cowboys’ defensive effort in a 37-20 win over No. 10 and previously undefeated West Virginia, piling up six tackles and setting career highs with 2.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss. He also forced a fumble and broke up a pass.

· Responsible for one of the most important plays of the game when he sacked West Virginia quarterback Skyler Howard at the WVU 10-yard line, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Oklahoma State, who found the end zone two plays later to take a lead that it would not surrender.

· Added a 17-yard sack and teamed up with Vili Leveni to produce another sack later in the game to hinder West Virginia’s chances at a comeback.

· On the year, has 30 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, two fumbles forced and leads the nation with three blocked kicks.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Zach Sinor, Oklahoma State, P, So, Castroville, Texas

· Averaged 44.8 yards per punt and downed three of his four punts inside the 20-yard line in the Cowboys’ win over West Virginia.

· Helped hold WVU to an average starting field position of its own 24-yard line while OSU’s was its own 43-yard line.

· His four punts yielded just one punt return yard and two of his punts went for 50 yards or more, including a 59-yard blast that flipped the field at a time in the fourth quarter when West Virginia was threatening to gain momentum. He punted it from the OSU 26-yard line and it was downed at the WVU 15.

· On the year, has punted 39 times for an average of 43.2 yards per punt. Of his 39 punts, 23 have been downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line with only one resulting in a touchback.

· Has 11 punts of 50 yards or more as Oklahoma State ranks second in the Big 12 and 15th nationally in net punting.

NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK

Shane Buechele, Texas, QB, Fr, Arlington, Texas

· Buechele passed for 291 yards and two touchdowns in the Longhorns' win over No. 8/6 Baylor while averaging over 24 yards per completion.

· It marked Buechele's seventh 200-yard performance of the season. Prior to the 2016 season, UT true freshmen QBs had only combined for one 200-yard passing performance ever.

· Currently has 2,013 yards and 17 touchdowns this season, both school records for a true freshman QB.

· Reached the 2,000-yard mark in eight games to tie Colt McCoy and Major Applewhite for second-fastest in school history.

· His 17 touchdowns on the season are third-most in a single season among freshmen QBs (most among true freshmen) and are tied for 13th-most for a career in school history.

· Eight starts tie Bobby Layne (1944) for most by a true freshman QB in school history. His four wins are second-most by a true freshman QB in program history.

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