Oklahoma’s Mayfield earns Earl Campbell Tyler Rose weekly award
Published 8:43 pm Tuesday, November 7, 2017
It was truly bedlam on Saturday as Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for nearly 600 yards in leading the No. 5 Sooners to a 62-52 win over rival and No. 11 Oklahoma State.
For his performance, Mayfield earned the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the 10th week of the college football season, Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler vice president, announced on Tuesday.
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Mayfield, an Austin native, passed for a school-record 598 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score in one of the highest-scoring games in the history of the rivalry.
Mayfield, a Lake Travis High School graduate, connected on 24 of 36 passing attempts, and the 598 yards was the most by an FBS player this season and second most over the past three seasons. No FBS quarterback has thrown for as many yards with as few pass attempts or pass completions as Baker Mayfield’s 598 Saturday.
“Baker was awesome; played at an elite level and broke a school record for passing. What more could you say? The guy, he’s awesome,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. “He doesn’t flinch. He’s made for atmospheres like this. This is his favorite thing in the world is to play in deals like this, and I think it shows.”
This is Mayfield’s second Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honor this season. He also won the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.
Week 10 Honorable Mentions:
Charlie Brewer, freshman quarterback, Baylor
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Hometown: Austin
High school: Lake Travis
Passing: 23 of 29 passing attempts, 315 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing: 8 rushes for 22 yards
Baylor defeated Kansas, 38-9, on Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas
Keke Coutee, junior wide receiver, Texas Tech
Hometown: Lufkin
High school: Lufkin
Receiving: 12 catches for 189 yards, 2 TDs
Texas Tech lost to Kansas State, 42-35, on Saturday in Lubbock
Ronald Jones II, junior running back, Southern California
Hometown: McKinney
High school: McKinney North
Rushing: 27 carries for 194 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving: 3 catches for 39 yards
Southern Cal defeated Arizona, 49-35, on Saturday in Los Angeles
D’Eriq King, sophomore quarterback, Houston
Hometown: Manvel
High school: Manvel
Passing: 15 of 21 passing attempts, 330 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing: 3 carries for 14 yards, TD
Houston defeated East Carolina, 52-27, on Saturday in Houston
Jarrett Stidham, sophomore quarterback, Auburn
Hometown: Stephenville
High school: Stephenville
Passing: 20 of 27 passing attempts, 268 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing: 7 carries for 27 yards
Auburn defeated Texas A&M, 42-27, on Saturday in College Station
Juwan Washington, sophomore running back, San Diego State
Hometown: Kennedale
High school: Kennedale
Rushing: 16 carries for 134 yards, 2 TDs
San Diego State defeated San Jose State, 52-7, on Saturday in San Jose, California
Jeffery Wilson, senior running back, North Texas
Hometown: Elkhart
High school: Elkhart
Rushing: 20 carries for 165 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving: 2 catches for 16 yards
North Texas defeated Louisiana Tech, 24-23, on Saturday in Ruston, Louisiana
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of excellence.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas high school and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year DI Texas college.
Previous weekly winners include: Week 1 — J.K. Dobbins, running back, Ohio State; Week 2 — Baker Mayfield, quarterback, Oklahoma; Week 3 — Nic Shimonek, quarterback, Texas Tech; Week 4 — Darius Anderson, running back, TCU; Week 5 — Jarrett Stidham, quarterback, Auburn; Week 6 — Sam Ehlinger, quarterback, Texas; Week 7 — J.T. Barrett, quarterback, Ohio State; Week 8: Trey Quinn, wide receiver, SMU; Week 9 – J.T. Barrett, quarterback, Ohio State.
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