White Receives Big 12 Honor

White Receives Big 12 Honor

9/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football

Sept. 26, 2016

IRVING, Texas -- The Big 12 Conference has announced TCU's Desmon White as its Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in Friday's 33-3 win at SMU.

Filling in for an injured KaVontae Turpin, White had a career long 31-yard punt return on his first attempt. He totaled three returns for a career-best 74 yards (24.7 average).

White added a career-high six receptions for 49 yards to give him 123 all-purpose yards on the night.

A junior from DeSoto, Texas, White is 12th nationally in punt returns with a 17.2 average, making TCU the only school in the country with two players in the top 12. Turpin leads the nation at 28.8 yards.