Recognizing the best and brightest from around the Big 12 in Week 11:
RB John Hubert and QB Daniel Sams, Kansas State: Nobody wants to play Kansas State right now, and this duo has a lot to do with that. On the road at Texas Tech, Hubert rushed for a season-high 157 yards highlighted by a 63-yard touchdown while Sams contributed 81 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-26 victory. When these two get rolling on the same day, K-State is a tough out no matter the opponent.
RB Shock Linwood, Baylor: No Lache Seastrunk, no Glasco Martin, no problem for the versatile Baylor offense. When the Bears' top two backs went down with injuries, Linwood stepped in and rushed for 182 yards on 23 carries in the big 41-12 victory over Oklahoma. Despite being No. 3 on the depth chart, Linwood is sixth in the Big 12 in rushing at 625 yards.
ATH Trevone Boykin, TCU: What position are we supposed to list him at now? Boykin has started six game at quarterback, has a 100-yard receiving performance as a wideout and a 101-yard rushing performance. Against Iowa State, he returned to the backfield and rushed for three touchdowns on five carries while adding four catches for 24 yards. He's doing anything and everything asked of him now that Casey Pachall is back.
DT Desmond Jackson, Texas: This is a little bit of an under-the-radar choice, considering all the scoring that went down in Texas' 47-40 overtime win at West Virginia, but Jackson stepped up when top defensive tackle Chris Whaley was lost to a knee injury. The former starter put up eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Whaley is as important a senior leader as UT has on defense, but this line didn't miss a beat thanks to Jackson's immediate impact.
S Lyndell Johnson, Oklahoma State: Following in the trend of honoring key injury fill-ins, we're giving one to Johnson. The Cowboys needed a capable replacement for Shamiel Gary and found one in the junior safety, who earned the start and contributed eight tackles, including three tackles for loss, in a 42-6 win over Kansas.