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Gabbert, McGaffie named Big 12 players of the week

October 25, 2010 By Bill Pollock

Gahn McGaffie got the crowd pumped up with his 86 yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert and Taylor Martinez of Nebraska were named co-Big offensive players of the week and Gahn McGaffie was named special teams player of the week for his opening kickoff touchdown during Satruday’s 37-29 win over Oklahoma.

McGaffie, a sophomore from Galena Park, TX, returned the opening kickoff for an 86-yard touchdown after OU decided to squib a kick with a big breeze at their back. That gave MU a 7-0 lead 14 seconds into the game. His kickoff return for touchdown was the first of his career and the first for Missouri since 2008, when Jeremy Maclin took a kickoff 99 yards for score against Illinois.

In a preview of Saturday’s matchup with Nebraska, we’ll see the co-offensive players of the week. Gabbert led Missouri to its first-ever win over a No. 1-ranked team, finishing 30-of-42 for 308 yards and a score. Gabbert completed 8-of-9 passes for 95 yards and one TD in the 4th quarter when he helped rally MU from a 21-20 deficit.

Taylor Martinez, the Huskers redshirt freshmen set the Nebraska freshman records for passing yards (323), passing touchdowns (5) and total offense (435) in NU’s 51-41 win over undefeated Oklahoma State on Saturday. Martinez’s 435 yards of total offense were the third-most in Nebraska school history.

Missouri plays Nebraska at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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