For the third consecutive week, Kansas State senior Morgan Burns was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week — the first player in school history to earn three straight conference weekly honors — following his performance in K-State’s 45-14 win over Kansas, the conference office announced.
It marks the first time any Big 12 player has won three straight weekly honors since Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell in 2008. With Burns’ three honors in addition to Jack Cantele’s accolade following the Louisiana Tech game, K-State now has an impressive 19 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors since 2011 (3.