The All-Big 12 Conference football teams and individual award winners have been announced. Selections are made by the league’s 12 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
All-Big 12 Honors Notebook:
Sam Bradford is the third Oklahoma player to be named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Former Sooners Jason White (2003 and 2004) and Josh Heupel (2000) previously won the award. OU is now tied with Texas for the most Offensive Player of the Year winners in conference history with four.
Brian Orakpo of Texas is the third Longhorn to receive Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors. He was also named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2005. Orakpo is the fourth player in Big 12 history to receive both the defensive freshman and player of the year awards (Mark Simoneau, Kansas State - 1996, 2000; Derrick Johnson, Texas - 2000, 2004; Jordan Dizon, Colorado - 2004, 2007).
Bob Stoops was tabbed Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career (2000, 2003, 2006), while Mike Leach was honored for the first time. No other coach has matched Stoops’ four coaching awards in 13 years of Big 12 conference play.
Robert Griffin was named Offensive Freshman of the Year, marking Baylor’s second individual award winner. Griffin joins Daniel Sepulveda, who was named Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006.
Dez Bryant of Oklahoma State, the Special Teams Player of the Year, gives the Cowboys their third individual Big 12 award in program history. Previously, Adarius Bowman was honored as Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2006, and Bob Simmons earned Coach of the Year accolades in 1997.
Kansas State’s Brandon Banks gave the Wildcats their second straight Offensive Newcomer of the Year award winner and league-leading third overall. Deon Murphy was honored in 2007, joining KSU’s first honoree, Michael Bishop (1997).
Oklahoma has won the most major awards in the 13-year history of the Big 12 with 23. Texas is next with 20 winners, followed by Kansas State (14), Nebraska (9), Texas Tech (7), Colorado (6), Iowa State (6), Kansas (6) and Missouri (5).
McKinner Dixon, Texas Tech, Jr., DE, Lufkin, Texas
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Jon Cooper, Oklahoma, Sr., Fort Collins, Colo.
Brian Orakpo, Texas, Sr., DL, Houston, Texas
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.
Player
School
Class
Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB
Sam Bradford
Oklahoma
So.
Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City North
RB
DeMarco Murray
Oklahoma
So.
Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman
RB
Kendall Hunter
Oklahoma State
So.
Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
FB
Matt Clapp
Oklahoma
Jr.
Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley
WR
Jeremy Maclin [r1]
Missouri
So.
Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood
WR
Dez Bryant
Oklahoma State
So.
Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
WR
Michael Crabtree** [r1]
Texas Tech
So.
Dallas, Texas/Carter
TE
Jermaine Gresham
Oklahoma
Jr.
Ardmore, Okla./Ardmore
OL
Jason Smith
Baylor
Sr.
Dallas, Texas/W.T. White
OL
Phil Loadholt
Oklahoma
Sr.
Fountain, Colo./Garden City CC
OL
Duke Robinson [r1]
Oklahoma
Sr.
Atlanta, Ga./Washington
OL
Trent Williams
Oklahoma
Jr.
Longview, Texas/Longview
OL
Russell Okung
Oklahoma State
Jr.
Fort Bend, Texas/Bush
OL
Adam Ulatoski
Texas
Jr.
Southlake, Texas/Carroll
PK
Jeff Wolfert
Missouri
Sr.
Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West
KR/PR
Dez Bryant
Oklahoma State
So.
Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.
Player
School
Class
Hometown/Previous School(s)
DL
Ziggy Hood
Missouri
Sr.
Amarillo, Texas/Palo Duro
DL
Gerald McCoy
Oklahoma
So.
Oklahoma City, Okla./Southeast
DL
Roy Miller
Texas
Sr.
Killeen, Texas/Shoemaker
DL
Brian Orakpo
Texas
Sr.
Houston, Texas/Lamar
DL
Brandon Williams
Texas Tech
Jr.
Fort Worth, Texas/South Hills
LB
Joe Pawelek
Baylor
Jr.
San Antonio, Texas/Smithson Valley
LB
Sean Weatherspoon
Missouri
Jr.
Jasper, Texas/Jasper
LB
Sergio Kindle
Texas
Jr.
Dallas, Texas/Woodrow Wilson
DB
Jordan Lake
Baylor
Jr.
Houston, Texas/Memorial
DB
Darrell Stuckey
Kansas
Jr.
Kansas City, Kan./Washington
DB
William Moore**
Missouri
Sr.
Hayti, Mo./Hayti
DB
Nic Harris [r1]
Oklahoma
Sr.
Alexandria, La./Alexandria
DB
Darcel McBath
Texas Tech
Sr.
Gainesville, Texas/Gainesville
P
Justin Brantly
Texas A&M
Sr.
Sealy, Texas/Sealy
A tie in voting created an additional offensive line spot on the first- and second-teams. [r1] - Repeat first team selection from last season **Unanimous Selection
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.
Player
School
Class
Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB
Colt McCoy
Texas
Jr.
Tuscola, Texas/Jim Ned
RB
Derrick Washington
Missouri
So.
Peculiar, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar
RB
Shannon Woods
Texas Tech
Sr.
McKinney, Texas/North
FB
Jorvorskie Lane
Texas A&M
Sr.
Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
WR
Dezmon Briscoe
Kansas
So.
Dallas, Texas/Cedar Hill
WR
Juaquin Iglesias
Oklahoma
Sr.
Killeen, Texas/Killeen
WR
Jordan Shipley
Texas
Sr.
Burnet, Texas/Burnet
TE
Chase Coffman
Missouri
Sr.
Peculiar, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar
OL
Kurtis Gregory
Missouri
Jr.
Blackburn, Mo./Santa Fe
OL
Matt Slauson
Nebraska
Sr.
Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Force Prep
OL
Jon Cooper
Oklahoma
Sr.
Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins
OL
Chris Hall
Texas
Jr.
Irving, Texas/Irving
OL
Louis Vasquez
Texas Tech
Sr.
Corsicana, Texas/Corsicana
OL
Rylan Reed
Texas Tech
Sr.
Dallas, Texas/Crossett (Ark.)
PK
Hunter Lawrence
Texas
Jr.
Boerne, Texas/Boerne
KR/PR
Jordan Shipley
Texas
Jr.
Burnet, Texas/Burnet
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.
Player
School
Class
Hometown/Previous School(s)
DL
George Hypolite
Colorado
Sr.
Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola
DL
Ian Campbell
Kansas State
Sr.
Cimarron, Kan./Cimarron
DL
Stryker Sulak [r2]
Missouri
Sr.
Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale
DL
Ndamukong Suh
Nebraska
Jr.
Portland, Ore./Grant
DL
Jeremy Beal
Oklahoma
So.
Carrollton, Texas/Creekview
LB
James Holt
Kansas
Sr.
Altus, Okla./Altus
LB
Travis Lewis
Oklahoma
Fr.
San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee
LB
Andre Sexton
Oklahoma State
Jr.
Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls
DB
Dominique Franks
Oklahoma
So.
Tulsa, Okla./Union
DB
Lendy Holmes
Oklahoma
Sr.
Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff
DB
Jacob Lacey
Oklahoma State
Sr.
Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest
DB
Ryan Palmer
Texas
Sr.
Arlington, Texas/Bowie
DB
Daniel Charbonnet
Texas Tech
Sr.
The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands
P
Matt Fodge
Oklahoma State
Sr.
Garland, Texas/Garland
[r2] - Repeat second team selection from last season
2008 ALL-BIG 12 HONARABLE MENTION
Baylor:
Derek Epperson, P; Dan Gay, OL
Colorado:
Cha’pelle Brown, DB; Brad Jones, LB; Daniel Sanders, OL
Iowa State:
Mike Brandtner, P; Leonard Johnson, DB/KR/PR; Rashawn Parker, DL; James Smith, DB; Jesse Smith, LB; Reggie Stephens, OL; Kurtis Taylor, DL
Kansas:
Caleb Blakesley, DL; Ryan Cantrell, OL; Jake Laptad, DL; Adrian Mayes, OL; Kerry Meier, WR; Mike Rivera, LB; Jake Sharp, RB
Kansas State:
Brandon Banks, KR/PR/WR; Jordan Bedore, OL; Eric Childs, DL; Brandon Harold, DL; Joshua Moore, DB; Brooks Rossman, PK; Nick Stringer, OL
Missouri:
Tim Barnes, OL; Jaron Baston, DL; Castine Bridges, DB; Colin Brown, OL; Brock Christopher, LB; Chase Daniel, QB; Justin Garrett, DB; Jeremy Maclin, KR/PR; Tommy Saunders, WR
Nebraska:
Larry Asante, DB; Roy Helu Jr., RB; Alex Henery, PK; Jacob Hickman, OL; Zach Potter, DL; Ty Steinkuhler, DL; Nate Swift, KR/PR/WR
Oklahoma:
Chris Brown, RB; Keenan Clayton, LB; Brandon Walker, OL
