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Jaylen Thomas gets the Pac-12 nod, and nobody who watched is surprised
Jaylen Thomas got the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week nod, and if you were in Beasley or watching on the stream, you saw it coming before the final whistle. The kid was everywhere. Not the flashy kind of everywhere, the kind that makes offensive coordinators start chewing their headsets. Thomas earned this one.
We do not hand out "Coug of the Week" trophies in this space, but if we did, this would be the week to dust one off. The conference noticed. Pullman noticed. And if you missed our piece on Dvorak getting his own Pac-12 nod, go find it. Same vibe. Different position. Both guys showing that the Cougar defense is not just holding its own, it's taking names.
Thomas has been building toward this. Anyone who watched him work in fall camp knew the motor was different. Now the rest of the conference has the tape. Good luck game-planning around him.
That is the kind of week where you just nod at the TV and say, "Yeah. That tracks." No surprise. No need to gush. Just respect.
Go Cougs.
