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Oklahoma's Key Lawrence Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week

The Sooners earned national recognition for Saturday's handling of Nebraska.
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Oklahoma's Key Lawrence Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week
Oklahoma's Key Lawrence Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week

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Oklahoma safety Key Lawrence was named the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Player of the Week behind his strong performance against Nebraska last weekend.

Lawrence, a junior, recorded six tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in Oklahoma’s 49-14 win over the Cornhuskers.

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According to the trophy’s website, the Lott IMPACT Trophy is given to players who “demonstrate excellence in the field of athletics and recognizes college football’s Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies the IMPACT acronym: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.” The trophy itself is given to the recipient at the end of the season, but a Player of the Week is common throughout.

Lawrence has been a massive part of Oklahoma’s defense so far this fall. On Saturday, though, he wasn’t even listed as a starter. The Sooners rotate quite a bit in the secondary, so it could’ve just been giving Nebraska a different look, but Lawrence clearly made the most out of his opportunities.

A season ago, the Tennessee transfer notched 47 total tackles and three forced fumbles while playing multiple positions. Now locked in at safety, Lawrence seems to have found a home and will be a big part of Oklahoma’s game plan moving forward.

Other nominees for Player of the Week that Lawrence beat out included Alabama’s Will Anderson, Jack Campbell from Iowa, Ohio State’s Ronnie Hickman, Texas A&M’s Antonio Johnson and LSU DE BJ Ojulari.

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ROSS LOVELACE

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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