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Tedric Thompson Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week
November 28, 2016 | Football
SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado senior safety Tedric Thompson was named Monday as the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
With Thompson's selection – the ninth such one by a Buff this season – Colorado has set a new program record for the most player of the week selections in a season with nine. In 2001 when the Buffaloes were in the Big 12, CU had eight player of the week selections.
Colorado's nine this year remain the most of any team in the conference.
This is the second time this year Thompson has been named the league's defensive player of the week, the other time being back on Oct. 24 following CU's win at Stanford.
In the 27-22 win over Utah last Saturday, Thompson intercepted two passes and had four pass breakups to go with four tackles (all solo, one for a loss), three third down stops and a fourth down stop.
His interception at the end of the first half extended CU's nation-best streak of forcing at least one turnover to 25 straight games. Then his fourth quarter interception gave him seven on the season, tying him for the single season best in CU history (matching Dick Anderson in 1967 and Cullen Bryant in 1972).
Thompson and the Buffalo defense held Utah to 339 yards in the victory that clinched the Pac-12 South Division title for Colorado – its first division title since joining the Pac-12 back in 2011.
The ninth-ranked Buffaloes are gearing up to face No. 4 Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game being played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. MT and the game will air of FOX television.
With Thompson's selection – the ninth such one by a Buff this season – Colorado has set a new program record for the most player of the week selections in a season with nine. In 2001 when the Buffaloes were in the Big 12, CU had eight player of the week selections.
Colorado's nine this year remain the most of any team in the conference.
This is the second time this year Thompson has been named the league's defensive player of the week, the other time being back on Oct. 24 following CU's win at Stanford.
In the 27-22 win over Utah last Saturday, Thompson intercepted two passes and had four pass breakups to go with four tackles (all solo, one for a loss), three third down stops and a fourth down stop.
His interception at the end of the first half extended CU's nation-best streak of forcing at least one turnover to 25 straight games. Then his fourth quarter interception gave him seven on the season, tying him for the single season best in CU history (matching Dick Anderson in 1967 and Cullen Bryant in 1972).
Thompson and the Buffalo defense held Utah to 339 yards in the victory that clinched the Pac-12 South Division title for Colorado – its first division title since joining the Pac-12 back in 2011.
The ninth-ranked Buffaloes are gearing up to face No. 4 Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game being played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. MT and the game will air of FOX television.
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