To no one’s surprise, West Virginia quarterback Will Grier was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for his opening aerial show against Tennessee.
Oklahoma weakside linebacker Curtis Bolton earned the Defensive Player of the Week award.
Other winners: Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard and TCU’s Derius Davis shared co-Newcomer of the Week, and Kansas State’s Isaiah Zuber picked up Special Teams Player of the Week.
Grier was sensational in launching his Heisman Trophy campaign. He completed 25 passes for 429 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in the Mountaineers’ 40-14 stomping of the Vols. On Sunday, Grier was named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.
Bolton, a redshirt senior making his first career start, registered a career-best six tackles and scored his first touchdown with a recovered blocked punt in the Sooners’ 63-14 annihilation of Florida Atlantic.
Davis, a Horned Frogs’ freshman from Louisiana, made his collegiate debut a memorable one, accumulating 129 all-purpose yards and two TDs in TCU’s 55-7 destruction of Southern.
Hubbard, a Cowvoys’ redshirt freshman, piled up 149 all-purpose yards and six points on 11 touches in OSU’s 58-17 wipeout of Missouri State.
Zuber rescued the Wildcats from what would have been an embarrassing loss to South Dakota. The quick receiver scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including an 85-yard punt return, to rally K-State to a 27-24 win.
2018 BIG 12 FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Will Grier, QB, Sr., West Virginia
Defensive Player of the Week
Curtis Bolton, LB, Sr., Oklahoma
Special Teams Player of the Week
Isaiah Zuber, WR, Jr., Kansas State
Co-Newcomer of the Week
Chuba Hubbard, RB, Fr., Oklahoma State
Derius Davis, WR, Fr., TCU
