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Dillon Gabriel named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after historic performance vs. WVU

After his epic performance in the Sooners 59-20 win over West Virginia, Dillon Gabriel was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.

The Oklahoma Sooners got an epic performance from their quarterback on Saturday night in Norman.

Dillon Gabriel accounted for eight touchdowns (five passing and three rushing), setting an Oklahoma record for touchdowns in a game en route to beating West Virginia 59-20. He completed 64% of his passes for 423 yards and ran for 50 yards in an epic performance. Gabriel’s eight touchdowns were one more than the previous record held by Heisman winners [autotag]Baker Mayfield[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyler Murra[/autotag]y.

For his work against West Virginia, Gabriel was named the [autotag]Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week[/autotag]. It’s the sixth time Gabriel has earned Big 12 weekly honors and was named Offensive Player of the Week for his performances against Tulsa and Texas this season.

Gabriel moved to No. 10 all-time in passing yards at the NCAA level, passing Hawaii’s legendary quarterback Colt Brennan.

It was another outstanding performance in a season that’s been a career-defining one for Gabriel. He’s thrown for 3,069 yards and 25 touchdowns. He’s also run for 11 touchdowns this season. According to SoonerSports.com, Gabriel is one of two quarterbacks to complete at least 70% of his passes, throw for at least 25 touchdowns, have five or fewer interceptions, and rush for at least 300 yards and 11 touchdowns. The other? Former Sooners quarterback and Heisman finalist [autotag]Jalen Hurts[/autotag].

Dillon Gabriel has been fantastic in 2023 and has the Sooners in position to finish the season strong. He’ll have an opportunity to put up some more big numbers this week against a BYU defense that ranks 77th in pass defense and 116th in run defense.

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Dillon Gabriel named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for heroics vs. Texas

For his efforts in the Red River Rivalry win over the Texas Longhorns, Dillon Gabriel was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.

There have been some incredible performances in the 119-game history of the [autotag]Red River Rivalry[/autotag]. The latest display came from Oklahoma starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel.

It wasn’t the biggest statistical day in Gabriel’s career, but he came up clutch in the biggest moment of the game. For his efforts, Gabriel was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. It’s the second time he’s earned player of the week honors from the Big 12 this season.

Gabriel was perfect on the Sooners’ final drive to lead OU down the field and score the game-winning touchdown.

On the final drive, Gabriel was 4-for-4 for 58 yards. On the final play it looked like he was about to be sacked as the pocket closed in around him. Instead, he stood tall in the mass of humanity just long enough for Nic Anderson to release, and Gabriel threw it to the back corner of the end zone where Anderson was waiting wide open for the touchdown.

Gabriel played an incredibly gutsy game for the Sooners, helping OU get out to a 27-17 lead in the second half. Though the offense struggled to move the ball for much of the second half after the opening drive touchdown, Gabriel shrugged it off and took control of the game in the final minute.

Gabriel completed 61% of his passes for 285 yards and a touchdown. He also carried the ball 14 times for 113 yards and a touchdown. He scored Oklahoma’s first and final points of the game in the win.

He was also sacked just one time, showing off excellent pocket awareness and poise as the Texas defensive front attempted to apply pressure.

LOOK: Best Photos from the Sooners win over Texas Longhorns.

This win sets the Sooners on a trajectory to get back to the Big 12 title game for the first time since 2020 and potentially the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2019.

Oklahoma rests up for the bye before taking on Gabriel’s former team, the UCF Knights in Norman.

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Dillon Gabriel, Nic Anderson earn weekly Big 12 honors after big day vs. Tulsa

Stars from Saturday’s game against Tulsa earned Big 12 weekly awards as Dillon Gabriel and Nic Anderson were honored on Monday.

Just a few short days after Oklahoma put on a show through the air against Tulsa, some of the main characters of that performance earned weekly honors from the Big 12 conference.

Dillon Gabriel was named Offensive Player of the Week after he threw for 421 passing yards and five touchdowns against the Golden Hurricane. He also set the school single-game completion percentage record (min. 25 attempts) by completing 90% of his throws Saturday afternoon. One hundred and twenty of his passing yards went to the Big 12’s Newcomer of the Week, Nic Anderson. Anderson caught just three passes, but all three were touchdown receptions.

Gabriel was a maestro on Saturday with a 251.2 pass efficiency rating, the highest by a Power Five player on the week and the fourth highest by a Power Five player on the season.

Gabriel’s selection as offensive player of the week makes this the fourth of his career at Oklahoma.

Nic Anderson’s phenomenal, yet incredibly efficient day was particularly historic. No freshman had ever registered a game with three receiving touchdowns in Oklahoma’s illustrious history.

Anderson is just the third Sooner to score three receiving touchdowns in a game on three catches, joining Curtis Fagan (vs. Baylor in 2000) and Jack Lockett (vs. Oklahoma A&M in 1950).

The Newcomer of the Week award for the native of Katy, TX, is his first Big 12 weekly honor.

Announcing honors for these two Sooners brings Oklahoma to four weekly awards this season.

Gavin Freeman was the first. He was named Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 4 after returning a punt 82 yards for a score against Arkansas State. Junior linebacker Danny Stutsman was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 after he logged 17 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a quarterback hit, and recovered a fumble.

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Oklahoma’s Emma Hawkins named Big 12 co-offensive player of the week

At the center of Oklahoma’s 2-0 start to the season, Emma Hawkins was named Big 12 co-offensive player of the week.

It’s been a thunderous start to the Matt Mott era in Norman. The Oklahoma Sooners women’s soccer team is off to a 2-0 start, having outscored Tulsa and Oral Roberts to the tune of 10-2.

At the center of the Sooners offensive attack is redshirt senior Emma Hawkins. After only the fourth three-goal game in program history in the season-opening 6-0 win over Tulsa, Hawkins added two more on Sunday to give her five goals in the opening week of action.

For her efforts, Hawkins was named Big 12 co-offensive player of the week alongside Texas’ Trinity Byars.

The Sooners have been relentless in their offensive attack through the first two games of the season, and Hawkins has been tremendous, finishing around the net. She’s shown great touch and timing, finishing through the air on headers as well as collecting loose balls in the box for goals.

Hawkins is on a tear to start the 2023 campaign. Her five goals through two games is nearly as many as she scored in 18 games in 2022 when she rallied six goals.

It’s been a great start for the Sooners under new head coach Matt Mott. His system has brought a fun and exciting pace of play to Oklahoma Soccer. Early in the 2023 season, Emma Hawkins has taken advantage of the offensive pace the Sooners are setting.

Oklahoma will be back in action Thursday night in Norman at Jack Crain Field at 8 pm CT. The game can be streamed live on SoonerVision on ESPN+.

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Texas RB Bijan Robinson wins Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

The Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week was a no-brainer selection this week. 

The Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week was a no-brainer selection this week.

Texas running back Bijan Robinson is taking home the honors after his monster performance over Kansas.

The Jayhawks had trouble tackling Robinson all day long. He ran for a career-high 243 yards and four touchdowns on a 9.7 yards per carry clip. Robinson’s big day paced Texas to an easy 55-14 victory.

Bijan continues to make his way up the ranks among all-time leading rushers at the University of Texas. Saturday’s game pushed Robinson into fifth place on the Longhorns’ all-time rushing list.

Robinson is the first offensive player of the season to take home the weekly award for the Longhorns. Defensive back Jahdae Barron (Week 3) and linebacker Jaylan Ford (Week 7 and Week 10) received defensive recognition earlier in the year.

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Texas QB Casey Thompson earns Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

He threw for 303 yards and accounted for six total touchdowns against Texas Tech.

The Texas offense has looked different over the past couple of weeks with Casey Thompson at the helm.

The junior quarterback has helped the team hit major strides in his two starts, and his most recent showing against Texas Tech led to him earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors.

In what was his first start against a Big 12 opponent, we were all able to witness how Thompson would do against a Power Five team. He quickly silenced any doubters, if there were any, and helped Texas build a quick 14-0 lead and never looked back. The Longhorns dropped a total of 70 points, and likely could have reached 90 had they kept throwing the ball.

Thompson’s performance in the win was exceptional, and did not go unnoticed.

Thompson completed 78% of his passes for a career-high 303 yards, while also accounting for six total touchdowns. He has been very decisive with the ball, and has been able to consistently evade pressure with his feet.

The Longhorns will need another big performance from Thompson this week against TCU, who has absolutely owned Texas winning seven of the last nine matchups.

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Sam Ehlinger named Big 12 offensive player of the week

To commemorate Sam Ehlinger’s historic night against UTEP, the quarterback has been named the Big 12 football offensive player of the week.

Sam Ehlinger had a historic night on Saturday, going for 426 passing yards and five touchdowns. All but four of the yards came in the first half, setting school records in both yards and touchdowns in a single half.

To commemorate the quarterback’s night against UTEP, Ehlinger has been named the Big 12 football offensive player of the week. In what was a lousy week for the conference as a whole, Ehlinger stole the national spotlight with his performance.

Mike Yurcich’s offense seems to fit Ehlinger perfectly, despite it only being the first game. The Sept. 26 matchup against Texas Tech will be another test to see if the Longhorns can do it consistently.

On Sunday, Ehlinger was named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week. The Big 12 honor marks his second weekly award of the 2020 season.

Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler could have been seen as the only competition to Ehlinger for the award. However, the redshirt sophomore only threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns. The two quarterbacks are setting up for an exciting Red River Shootout on Oct. 10.

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