British Columbia QB Jackson among CFL weekly award winners

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07/21/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - British Columbia quarterback Jarious Jackson, Calgary linebacker Dwaine Carpenter, Hamilton kicker Nick Setta and BC split back Paris Jackson were named the CFL's top players for the third week of the season.

Jarious Jackson received offensive honors after taking over for the injured Buck Pierce in the Lions' 40-22 win over Edmonton. Jackson completed 19-of-28 passes for 362 yards and four touchdowns in BC's first victory of the season.

Carpenter took home the defensive player of the week accolades with two fumble recoveries, one for a touchdown, with one sack and three tackles in the Stampeders' 44-9 rout of Toronto.

Setta was selected as the top special teams player after scoring 13 points in the Tiger-Cats 25-13 victory over Winnipeg. The kicker converted on 3-of-4 field goal attempts, including makes of 32, 36 and 42 yards.

Rounding out the top players was Paris Jackson, who grabbed the Canadian Player of the Week award. He had nine catches for 126 yards and a score in BC's win over Edmonton.

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Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

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Big 12 Conference betting odds

Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.