Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE - After sealing Kansasâ
first win against West Virginia in Morgantown on an 86-yard interception return
for a touchdown, sophomore cornerback Cobee Bryant was named the Big 12
Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
Bryantâs Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor marks the second-straight
for Kansas, after Lonnie Phelps was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
on September 5. This marks the first time in program history that Kansas has
won Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks.
Bryant, of Evergreen, Alabama, jumped West Virginia quarterback JT Daniels'
pass in overtime and took it 86 yards for his second-career interception return
for a touchdown (2021 at Texas). The touchdown was Bryant's second of the
season, after returning a blocked field goal for a touchdown in the season
opener against Tennessee Tech.
Bryant also added four tackles and a pass breakup in the Jayhawks' win.
Kansas will travel to Houston, Texas to take on the Houston Cougars on
Saturday, September 17 at TDECU Stadium at 3 p.m. CT. The Jayhawks will then
return home to host the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, September 24.