West Virginia University freshman punter Oliver Staw was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in last Saturday's game at Texas Tech.
Straw, a Melbourne, Australia, resident, punted five times for an average of 46.6 yards per punt against the Red Raiders. He placed one punt inside the 20, had a touchback and had two others resulting in fair catches. His longest punt of the afternoon went for 63 yards in the fourth quarter. He also booted a 54-yarder.
For the season, Straw is averaging 41.6 yards per punt and has placed seven of his 21 kicks inside the 20.
He joins a WVU Big 12 honor roll list from this year that also includes running back Tony Mathis Jr. and Casey Legg (Baylor) and CJ Donaldson (Pitt).
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