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Cowboy Trio Earns Big 12 Weekly Honors After Bedlam
November 29, 2021 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – A trio of Cowboys earned weekly conference honors in the final week of the regular season following Oklahoma State's 37-33 win over No. 10 Oklahoma.
Senior linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, while Brennan Presley earned the Special Teams Player of the Week and true freshman Collin Oliver was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.
Rodriguez led the Cowboys' defense with 11 total tackles in the win, helping hold the Sooner offense scoreless in the second half. His 3.0 tackles for loss were the most in a game and his 2.0 sacks tied Oliver for the lead of all players in the contest. He also added a pass breakup on OU's second-to-last drive of the game.
Presley weaved through the OU kickoff coverage unit and cut across the field to return a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. He had another kickoff return of 42 yards that started an OSU touchdown drive. Presley ended the game with 174 all-purpose yards to lead all players in the game. The return tied a school record and made him just the third Cowboy ever with a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown, as he joined Barry Sanders who did it three times and Justin Gilbert who did it twice.
Oliver recorded two crucial solo sacks against OU quarterback Caleb Williams in the fourth quarter to help preserve the Cowboys' victory. His first sack came on a 3rd-and-8 to force a punt. His second sack came on OU's final offensive play of the game. On a 4th-and-10 from OSU's 24-yard line and 10 seconds remaining on the clock, Oliver beat the block and fell to the ground behind Williams. He then crawled the final stretch to grab Williams' feet and bring him to the ground to seal the win. Oliver has 9.5 sacks this season – the most of all freshmen in autonomy conferences.
The Cowboys as a team have now won 14 weekly conference honors in the 2021 season, which leads the Big 12. Rodriguez led all defensive players in the conference earning the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor three times this season, while Presley and Oliver each received their first awards.
2021 OSU Big 12 Players of the Week
Malcolm Rodriguez – Defensive Player of the Week vs. Tulsa
LD Brown – Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Tulsa
Jaylen Warren – Offensive Player of the Week vs. Boise State
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. Boise State
Jason Taylor II – Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Boise State
Malcolm Rodriguez– Defensive Player of the Week vs. Kansas State
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. Baylor
Jason Taylor II – Defensive Player of the Week vs. Texas
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. Texas
Tanner Brown – Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Kansas
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. West Virginia
Malcolm Rodriguez – Defensive Player of the Week vs. Oklahoma
Brennan Presley– Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Oklahoma
Collin Oliver – Newcomer of the Week vs. Oklahoma
Senior linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, while Brennan Presley earned the Special Teams Player of the Week and true freshman Collin Oliver was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.
Rodriguez led the Cowboys' defense with 11 total tackles in the win, helping hold the Sooner offense scoreless in the second half. His 3.0 tackles for loss were the most in a game and his 2.0 sacks tied Oliver for the lead of all players in the contest. He also added a pass breakup on OU's second-to-last drive of the game.
Presley weaved through the OU kickoff coverage unit and cut across the field to return a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. He had another kickoff return of 42 yards that started an OSU touchdown drive. Presley ended the game with 174 all-purpose yards to lead all players in the game. The return tied a school record and made him just the third Cowboy ever with a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown, as he joined Barry Sanders who did it three times and Justin Gilbert who did it twice.
Oliver recorded two crucial solo sacks against OU quarterback Caleb Williams in the fourth quarter to help preserve the Cowboys' victory. His first sack came on a 3rd-and-8 to force a punt. His second sack came on OU's final offensive play of the game. On a 4th-and-10 from OSU's 24-yard line and 10 seconds remaining on the clock, Oliver beat the block and fell to the ground behind Williams. He then crawled the final stretch to grab Williams' feet and bring him to the ground to seal the win. Oliver has 9.5 sacks this season – the most of all freshmen in autonomy conferences.
The Cowboys as a team have now won 14 weekly conference honors in the 2021 season, which leads the Big 12. Rodriguez led all defensive players in the conference earning the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor three times this season, while Presley and Oliver each received their first awards.
2021 OSU Big 12 Players of the Week
Malcolm Rodriguez – Defensive Player of the Week vs. Tulsa
LD Brown – Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Tulsa
Jaylen Warren – Offensive Player of the Week vs. Boise State
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. Boise State
Jason Taylor II – Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Boise State
Malcolm Rodriguez– Defensive Player of the Week vs. Kansas State
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. Baylor
Jason Taylor II – Defensive Player of the Week vs. Texas
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. Texas
Tanner Brown – Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Kansas
Jaylen Warren – Newcomer of the Week vs. West Virginia
Malcolm Rodriguez – Defensive Player of the Week vs. Oklahoma
Brennan Presley– Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Oklahoma
Collin Oliver – Newcomer of the Week vs. Oklahoma
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