Oklahoma State University Athletics
Stewart Is Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
October 21, 2013 | Cowboy Football
Oct. 21, 2013
STILLWATER - Oklahoma State junior Josh Stewart earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week recognition after his performance in lifting the Cowboys to a 24-10 over TCU.
Stewart recorded the longest punt return in Oklahoma State and Big 12 history with a 95-yarder in the victory. That is the longest punt return for any player in the country this season. He added a 29-yard punt return later in the contest, but his 95-yarder was the one that gave the Cowboys the jolt they needed early in the game. He fielded the punt fading backwards, got a couple key blocks and weaved his way down field, eventually shaking the last would-be tackler at the 10-yard line and sprinting to the goal line.
That score was Stewart's second punt-return touchdown of the season (he had a 67-yarder against Lamar), tying him with Barry Sanders (1987), Darrent Williams (2003) and Dez Bryant (2008) atop the school list for most punt return touchdowns in a season.
This honor marks the second time Stewart has been recognized as the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week this year, as he also secured the accolade after the Cowboys' win over Lamar.
Oklahoma State players to earn Big 12 weekly honors this season:
Sept. 2 - Caleb Lavey, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 - J.W. Walsh, Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 16 - Josh Stewart, Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Oct. 7 - Shaun Lewis, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 7 - Ben Grogan, Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Oct. 21 - Josh Stewart, Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
