- The Big 12 has eight wins versus Power Four opponents, which ties the 2002 season as the most non-conference wins against major conference opponents in league history.
- The Conference’s eight non-conference wins against Power Four opponents in 2025 are the second most in FBS.
- Seven of the 30 undefeated FBS programs entering Week Five are from the Big 12, tied for the second most of any conference.
- Big 12 QB Club: Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson, Kansas’ Jalon Daniels, TCU’s Josh Hoover, and Texas Tech’s Behren Morton all rank in the top 10 nationally in passing touchdowns.
- Big 12 QB Club: Josh Hoover from TCU and Sawyer Robertson from Baylor rank first and third in FBS in passing yards at 333.3 and 330.0 yards per game, respectively.
- TCU (7 wins – T-2nd), BYU (5 wins – T-9th) and Iowa State (5 wins – T-9th) give the Big 12 Conference three of the 13 longest active win steaks in FBS.
- BYU (T-1st), Arizona (T-6th), UCF (T-6th), Houston (11th), Texas Tech (14th) and Cincinnati (20th) give the Conference six of the top 20 scoring defenses in the country.
- Texas Tech is the first Big 12 team to win each of its first four games of a season by at least 24 points since Baylor set a conference record by starting a season with six straight such wins in 2015.
- TCU’s Eric McAlister’s 254 receiving yards vs. SMU are the most in an FBS game this year and made him the seventh Big 12 player ever to have at least 250 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in a game.
Marquee Performances Highlight Big 12 Football Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week: Will Hammond, QB, Texas Tech and Eric McAlister, WR, TCU
Defensive Player of the Week: Jamel Johnson, DB, TCU and Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
Special Teams Player of the Week: Jesus Gomez, K, Arizona State and Emmanuel Henderson Jr., Returner, Kansas
Freshman of the Week: Will Hammond, QB, Texas Tech
Offensive Line of the Week: UCF
Defensive Line of the Week: Texas Tech
IRVING, Texas – Arizona State, UCF, Kansas, TCU and Texas Tech headlined the Big 12 weekly awards following their performances in Week Four of the season. Texas Tech quarterback Will Hammond and TCU wideout Eric McAlister (offensive) were recognized, while the two schools also had Jamel Johnson and Jacob Rodriguez (defensive) earn honors. Arizona State kicker Jesus Gomez and KU returner Emmanuel Henderson Jr. (special teams) were joined by TTU’s Hammond (freshman) to round out the individual awards. UCF had the Offensive Line of the Week, while Texas Tech won the Conference’s Defensive Line of the Week honor.
Hammond entered in the second half of the Red Raiders’ win at then-No. 16 Utah and propelled the Tech offense with 13-of-16 passing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 61 yards. The redshirt freshman took the Red Raiders down the field for a field goal on his first drive before guiding his team to touchdowns on three other drives. His appearance in Salt Lake City was just the third of his career, following a second-half appearance versus TCU and a start in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl last season.
With a historic performance in the Horned Frogs’ 35-24 win over rival SMU, McAlister caught eight passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns. His 254 receiving yards were the most by a FBS player this season and made him the seventh Big 12 player ever to have at least 250 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in a game. McAlister’s receiving yardage was also the second most in program history.
Johnson had a pair of interceptions in the final five minutes of the game to seal the Horned Frogs’ win over SMU. The junior is the first TCU defender with multiple interceptions in a game since C.J. Ceasar II picked off Louisiana Tech twice in 2020. He also tallied six tackles in the victory and became the third Big 12 player with two interceptions in a game this season.
Filling up the stat sheet in his team’s 34-10 win at then-No. 16 Utah, Rodriguez ended his day with 11 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception. The Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year helped a Texas Tech defense force two fumbles, a pair of interceptions and held the Utes to just 10 points. Saturday marked his ninth career game of double-digit tackles as Rodriguez also picked up his eighth career forced fumble, which ranks third nationally among active players.
Gomez drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give Arizona State a 27-24 win at Baylor. The game-winner was the first walk-off field goal on the road by an Arizona State kicker in over 60 years. Gomez’s four field goals were a career high and the most by a Sun Devil since Carter Brown had four against NAU on Sept. 1, 2022. He also became one of only four kickers in the nation with four field goals in a game this season.
By returning KU’s first kickoff for a touchdown since 2020, Henderson Jr. made the most of his pair of returns. He housed the 94-yarder to the endzone before returning a second kick for 43 yards in the Jayhawks’ 41-10 win over West Virginia. The wideout also had six catches for 38 yards in the victory.
The UCF offensive line’s play was a story of resilience in tribute to offensive line coach Shawn Clark. The unit responded by allowing zero sacks in the Knights’ 34-9 win over North Carolina. UCF controlled the game with three drives of 13 plays or more, including a final march of 18 plays for 93 yards and a touchdown that took over 10 minutes off the clock.
Texas Tech’s defensive line played a pivotal role in their 34-10 win over then-No. 16 Utah as the Red Raiders’ defense held the Utes to 35 points below their season average. Utah finished the day with only 263 yards of offense with two fumbles and a pair of interceptions. Tech was especially stout against the run, holding Utah to 189 rushing yards below their average coming into the game.
