This is Bowman's first career Big 12 weekly honor. The record is 232 by College Football Hall of Famer Rickey Dixon in 1987 on nine picks. Bowman's interception yards are already the second most in OU single-season history.
The Denton, Texas, product leads the nation with his 193 interception return yards this season (the next most is 167 yards). His nine tackles against BYU marked his second most of the year. Iowa State), tied for the most in the country. It was his second interception returned for a TD this season (also had a 44-yarder vs. Bowman's interception was his fifth of the season, tied for the most in the Big 12 and tied for second most nationally. It was the third 100-yard interception return in program history and OU's first since 2014. His interception came on a third-quarter first-and-goal play from the 2-yard line with the game tied at 17. The junior safety returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and registered nine tackles, including one for a loss. NORMAN - University of Oklahoma defensive back Billy Bowman has been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after his performance in leading the Sooners to a 31-24 win at BYU on Saturday, the league office announced Monday.
