It's the first Big 12 weekly award of Romaine's career, a stretch that includes three seasons at Kansas State before he landed in Lubbock. He becomes the second Red Raider honored by the league this season, joining punter Will Karoll, who repeated as top special teams performer after Texas Tech's win at Oregon State and its victory over Houston.
Romaine's pair of pick-sixes against Sam Houston stands out as one of the most memorable defensive performances by a Red Raider in recent memory, according to Texas Tech Athletics, and it came in a blowout win that pushed Tech's record forward.
For Texas Tech fans, this is the kind of individual spotlight that builds buzz heading into conference play. A defense that can turn takeaways directly into points changes the math of close games. Romaine just proved he can do it twice in one afternoon, and it means the Red Raiders now have two players carrying weekly Big 12 recognition into the heart of the season.
Romaine waited three years at Kansas State for a moment like this. It took one Saturday in Lubbock to get it.