Big 12 Players of the Week

BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
12/04/12 at 5:43 AM

OFFENSE (CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK)

Lache Seastrunk

So. Baylor

Rushed 16 times for 178 yards and a touchdown in Baylor's 41-34 win over No. 23 Oklahoma State. He scored BU's final touchdown on a 76-yard run to clinch the victory with 5:11 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Geno Smith

Sr. West Virginia

Completed 23-of-24 passes for 407 yards and three touchdowns in West Virginia's 59-10 victory against Kansas. He set the WVU consecutive pass completions record with 21, spanning the first through fourth quarters, breaking the Big 12 record of 20 previously held by Chase Daniel in 2008.

DEFENSE

Eddie Lackey

Jr. Baylor

The linebacker made a career-high 15 tackles and picked off a pass in Baylor's win over OSU. His 12 solo tackles were also a career-best. Lackey returned the interception 26 yards for a touchdown to give the Bears their first lead of the game, which they did not relinquish.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Tress Way

Sr. Oklahoma

The punter averaged 49.3 yards on his seven punts in Oklahoma's 24-17 win over TCU. Two of his kicks landed inside TCU's 20. Way booted a 75-yarder in the third quarter, which was his season-long and the third-longest of his career. It was his fifth career punt to travel at least 70 yards.