Big 12 awards: Baylor Bear earns Big 12 Player of the Week Award
For back-to-back weeks, Baylor punter Palmer Williams was named as the Big 12 Player of the Week for special teams. He is the Bear to win the special teams' award in back-to-back weeks since 2019.
He punted four times with an average of 48.5 yards per punt, including a pair inside the 20-yard line. His average was fourth best in FBS for the week, and his punt from 59 yards out was the 31st punt of 50 or more yards of his career.
Williams and Baylor will look to continue their hot start this Saturday when the Bears host Arizona State for a Big 12 showdown. The game will kick at 6:30 p.m. CT on Fox.
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You can read the press release below:
IRVING, Texas – For the second week in a row, Baylor football has claimed a Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honor with junior punter Palmer Williams being recognized for his Saturday’s performance.
In BU’s dominant 42-7 win over Samford, the Ray Guy Award Watch List recipient put up four punts for 194 yards. Of his four punts, two landed inside the 20 and two sailed for 50-plus yards, with a long of 59 yards, the longest punt Williams has sent since versus TCU last season (11/02/24). Williams averaged 48.5 yards per punt on Saturday.
Williams, a Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 nominee by Athlon and Phil Steele, has 31 career 50-plus yard punts and needs just two more to enter the top 10 in program history.
This is the first time since the 2019 season that the Bears have earned a Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks.
WHAT’S NEXT
Williams and the Bears prepare to open their Big 12 conference season by hosting Arizona State on Saturday, Sept. 20.
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