LUBBOCK, TX – Texas Tech running back Tahj Brooks and kicker Gino Garcia earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors on Monday after strong performances in the Red Raiders' 52-15 win over West Virginia on Senior Day.
Brooks was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week, while Garcia was recognized as Co-Special Teams Player of the Week.
Brooks rushed for a career-high 188 yards and tied his career-best with three rushing touchdowns. He also recorded 223 all-purpose yards, his highest in a single game, and caught two passes for 35 yards.
Brooks set a Texas Tech record by rushing for at least 100 yards in all 11 regular-season games he played, surpassing the previous mark shared by Byron Hanspard and Bam Morris. He is now Texas Tech’s all-time leading rusher with 4,557 career yards.
Garcia contributed 13 points in the win, making all three of his field goal attempts (32, 23, and 22 yards) and going 4-for-4 on extra points. This season, Garcia made 18 of 19 field goals and 37 extra points. His 18 field goals rank fourth in a single season in program history.
Texas Tech's Tahj Brooks (Left) and Gino Garcia (Right)
(Credit: texastech.com)
In addition to Texas Tech's Brooks (co-offensive) and Garcia (co-special teams), the Big 12's final weekly accolades were won by the Baylor duo of Sawyer Robertson (co-offensive) and Bryson Washington (newcomer), Arizona State's Cam Skattebo (co-offensive), Colorado's Travis Hunter (co-offensive), BYU's Talan Alfrey (co-special teams), TCU's Ethan Craw (co-special teams) and Utah's Zemaiah Vaughn (defensive).
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