Oklahoma State University Athletics
Big 12 Honors Bryant
September 08, 2008 | Cowboy Football
Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant has picked up his second player of the week award for his efforts on Saturday against Houston.
The Big 12 Conference announced Monday the selection of Bryant as its offensive player of the week. On Sunday, Bryant was named as the national offensive player of the week by the Walter Camp Foundation.
Bryant exploded in the Cowboys' 56-37 win over Houston on Saturday, catching nine passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns and returning a punt 71 yards for a score. Bryant's 236 yards stand as the second-highest single-game total in school history. When his contributions in the return game are included, Bryant totaled 311 all-purpose yards in leading OSU to victory. His touchdown receptions covered 39, 29, and 74 yards.
With 16 catches for 326 yards and three touchdowns through two games this year, Bryant is fast emerging as one of the nation's most prolific wideouts. He has also enjoyed good success in the return game, as he took a punt back 42 yards to set up a Cowboy score in the season-opener at Washington State to go with his punt return touchdown against Houston.
Bryant tops the Big 12 and is third nationally with 163 yards per game. He also leads the Big 12 and is No. 5 in America with 242 all-purpose yards per game and he is ninth in the country and second in the league with eight catches per contest.
Bryant has been involved in six plays of 29 yards or longer and is averaging 20.2 yards per touch through two games.
He and the Cowboys host Missouri State at 6:05 p.m. this Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium.
