Monday The Big 12 Conference named Iowa State sophomore linebacker Marcel Spears Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row.
A native of Olathe, Kan., Spears helped clinch a Cyclone victory for the second-straight week with a fourth quarter interception.
Spears had nine tackles and one TFL in the game and sealed the victory with a pick with 1:16 left in the contest as the Cyclones beat TCU 14-7.