On Monday, the Big 12 Conference revealed the defensive player of the week...Eric Striker. Fast forward to Tuesday morning as the linebacker adds two national honors to the résumé. After racking up a career high twelve tackles to go along side three tackles for loss and a forced fumble, Striker was tabbed as the AutoNation National Player of the Week by the Football Writer's Association of America.
In conjunction with the award AutoNation decided to donate $1,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in Striker's name. However, that's only the first national honor given to the senior after his performance agains the West Virginia Mountaineers.