Nov. 28, 2006 



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Irving, Texas - The AT&T 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. 



AT&T OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Zac Taylor, Nebraska, Sr., QB, Norman, Okla. 



AT&T DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma, Sr., LB, Baton Rouge, La. 



AT&T SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor, Sr., P, Dallas, Texas 



AT&T OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Colt McCoy, Texas, QB, RF, Tuscola, Texas 



AT&T DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Andre Sexton, Oklahoma State, S, RF, Houston, Texas 



AT&T OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State, WR, Jr., Chattanooga, Tenn. 



AT&T DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Misi Tupe, Texas A&M, LB, Jr., St. George, Utah 



AT&T OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Justin Blalock, Texas, OT, Sr., Plano, Texas 



AT&T DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Adam Carriker, Nebraska, DE, Sr., Kennewick, Wash. 



AT&T COACH OF THE YEAR
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma, 8th season 



All-Big 12 Honors Notebook: 





  • Zac Taylor is the second player from Nebraska to be named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.He joins two-time winner Eric Crouch (2001, 1999) in earning the honor. 

    

     
    

  • Rufus Alexander is the third Oklahoma player to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, following Teddy Lehman (2003) and Roy Williams (2001). 

    

     
    

  • Daniel Sepulveda's Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year recognition marks the first time in conference history a Baylor player has earned a major football award. 

    

     
    

  • Bob Stoops wins Coach of the Year for the third time.The total is more than any coach in league history. 

    

     
    

  • Sexton and Bowman's honors mark just the second and third time in Big 12 history an Oklahoma State athlete has garnered a major award.Former Cowboy quarterback Tony Lindsay was chosen as Freshman of the Year in 1997. 

    

     
    

  • Texas and Oklahoma are tied for the most major award honorees in the 11-year history of the Big 12 with 18 each.Kansas State is next with 11 winners, followed by Nebraska (9), Iowa State (6), Colorado (5) and Texas Tech (4). 

    

     
    

  • Three athletes earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the third time in their career.Mason Crosby (Colorado), Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) and Justin Blalock were first team choices in 2006, `05 and `04. 

    

    2006 AT&T All-Big 12 Football First Team 

    

    

    


    
OFFENSE
    

    
Pos.
Player
School
Class
Hometown/Previous School(s)
    

    
QB
Zac Taylor
Nebraska
Sr.
Norman, Okla./Wake Forest/Butler County CC
    

    
RB
Jon Cornish
Kansas
Sr.
New Westminster, British Columbia/Saint Thomas More
    

    
RB
Adrian Peterson [3r]
Oklahoma
Jr.
Palestine, Texas/Palestine
    

    
FB
Dane Todd
Nebraska
Sr.
Lincoln, Neb./Southeast
    

    
WR
Adarius Bowman
Oklahoma State
Jr.
Chattanooga, Tenn./Notre Dame/North Carolina
    

    
WR
Joel Filani [r]
Texas Tech
Sr.
Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley
    

    
WR
Limas Sweed
Texas
Jr.
Brenham, Texas/Brenham
    

    
TE
Martin Rucker
Missouri
Jr.
St. Joseph, Mo./Benton
    

    
OL
Justin Blalock [3r]
Texas
Sr.
Plano, Texas/East
    

    
OL
Kasey Studdard
Texas
Sr.
Lone Tree, Colo./Highlands Ranch
    

    
OL
Corey Hilliard
Oklahoma State
Sr.
New Orleans, La./Jesuit
    

    
OL
Joel Clinger
Missouri
Sr.
Warrenton, Mo./Warren County R-III
    

    
OL
Chris Messner
Oklahoma
Sr.
Frederick, Okla./Frederick
    

    
PK
Mason Crosby [3r]
Colorado
Sr.
Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown
    

    
KR/PR
Yamon Figurs
Kansas State
Sr.
Lakeland, Fla./Garden City CC
    

    
 
    

    
DEFENSE
    

    
DL
C.J. Ah You
Oklahoma
Sr.
Highland, Utah/Snow CC
    

    
DL
Adam Carriker
Nebraska
Sr.
Kennewick, Wash./Kennewick
    

    
DL
Ian Campbell
Kansas State
So.
Cimarron, Kan./Cimarron
    

    
DL
Abraham Wright
Colorado
Sr.
Oklahoma City, Okla./Southeast/NE Oklahoma A&M
    

    
DL
Larry Birdine
Oklahoma
Sr.
Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower
    

    
LB
Rufus Alexander [r]
Oklahoma
Sr.
Baton Rouge, La./Christian Life Academy
    

    
LB
Marcus Bacon
Missouri
Sr.
Houston, Texas/Cypress Springs
    

    
LB
Bo Ruud 
Nebraska
Jr.
Lincoln, Neb./Southeast
    

    
DB
Michael Griffin
Texas
Sr.
Austin, Texas/Bowie
    

    
DB
Aaron Ross
Texas
Sr.
Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
    

    
DB
Aqib Talib
Kansas
So.
Richardson, Texas/Berkner
    

    
DB
Melvin Bullitt
Texas A&M
Sr.
Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest
    

    
DB
Terrence Wheatley
Colorado
Jr.
Richardson, Texas/Plano East
    

    
P
Daniel Sepulveda [r04]
Baylor
Sr.
Dallas, Texas/Highland Park
    

    [3r] - 3-time All-Big 12 selection (2004, `05, `06) 
    [r] - Repeat selection from last season
    [r04] - Repeat selection from 2004 

    

    2006 AT&T All-Big 12 Football Second Team 

    

    

    


    
OFFENSE
    

    
Pos.
Player
School
Class
Hometown/Previous School(s)
    

    
QB
Chase Daniel
Missouri
So.
Southlake, Texas/Carroll
    

    
RB
Jorvorskie Lane
Texas A&M
So.
Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
    

    
RB
Brandon Jackson
Nebraska
Jr.
Horn Lake, Miss./Horn Lake
    

    
FB
Brandon McAnderson
Kansas
Jr.
Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence
    

    
FB
Chris Alexander
Texas A&M
Jr.
Humble, Texas/Humble
    

    
WR
Malcolm Kelly
Oklahoma
So.
Longview, Texas/Longview
    

    
WR
Maurice Purify
Nebraska
Jr.
Eureka, Calif./San Francisco City College
    

    
WR
Dominique Zeigler
Baylor
Sr.
Killeen, Texas/Harker Heights
    

    
TE
Martellus Bennett
Texas A&M
So.
Alief, Texas/Taylor
    

    
TE
Chase Coffman
Missouri
So.
Peculiar, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar
    

    
OL
Scott Stephenson
Iowa State
Sr.
St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall/Minnesota
    

    
OL
David Ochoa
Kansas
Sr.
Houston, Texas/Dobie
    

    
OL
Cody Wallace
Texas A&M
Jr.
Cuero, Texas/Cuero
    

    
OL
Lyle Sendlein
Texas
Sr.
Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral
    

    
OL
Glenn January
Texas Tech
Sr.
Houston, Texas/Second Baptist
    

    
PK
Garrett Hartley
Oklahoma
Jr.
Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll
    

    
KR/PR
Aaron Ross
Texas
Sr.
Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
    

    
 
    

    
DEFENSE
    

    
DL
Keyunta Dawson
Texas Tech
Sr.
Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian
    

    
DL
Brian Smith
Missouri
Sr.
Denton, Texas/Ryan
    

    
DL
Tim Crowder
Texas
Sr.
Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
    

    
DL
Victor DeGrate
Oklahoma State
Sr.
DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto
    

    
DL
Jay Moore
Nebraska
Sr.
Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn
    

    
LB
Brandon Archer
Kansas State
Sr.
St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Durham
    

    
LB
Alvin Bowen
Iowa State
Jr.
East Orange, N.J./Montclair/Garden City CC
    

    
LB
Joe Pawelek
Baylor
Fr.
Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley
    

    
DB
Marcus Watts
Kansas State
Jr.
Hays, Kan./Hays
    

    
DB
Marcus Walker
Oklahoma
Jr.
Waco, Texas/Waco
    

    
DB
David Overstreet
Missouri
Sr.
Dallas, Texas/W.W. Samuel
    

    
DB
Nic Harris
Oklahoma
So.
Alexandria, La./Alexandria
    

    
DB
Reggie Smith
Oklahoma
So.
Edmond, Okla./Sante Fe
    

    
P
Matt Fodge
Oklahoma State
So.
Garland, Texas/Garland
    

    

    Ties in the voting created additional positions on the second team for fullback and tight end. 

    

    2006 AT&T All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team 

    

    

    


    
Baylor:
Anthony Arline, DB; Shawn Bell, QB; Dwain Crawford, DB; Ryan Havens, PK; Maurice Linguist, DB; Trent Shelton, WR; C.J. Wilson, DB
    

    
Colorado:
Brian Daniels, OL; Jordon Dizon, LB; George Hypolite, DL; Thaddaeus Washington, LB
    

    
Iowa State:
Ryan Baum, PR/KR; Todd Blythe, WR; Aaron Brant, OL; Brent Curvey, DL; Shawn Moorehead, DL
    

    
Kansas:
Jerome Kemp, DB; James McClinton, DL; Mike Rivera, LB; Bob Whitaker, OL
    

    
Kansas State:
Zach Diles, LB; Yamon Figurs, WR; Rob Jackson, DL; Jermaine Moreira, WR; Leon Patton, PR/KR; Jeff Snodgrass, PK; Greg Wafford, OL; Kyle Williams, DB
    

    
Missouri:
Will Franklin, WR; Xzavie Jackson, DL; Darnell Terrell, DB; Tony Temple, RB; Lorenzo Williams, DL; Dedrick Harrington, LB; Jeff Wolfert, PK
    

    
Nebraska:
Stewart Bradley, LB; Brett Byford, OL; Cortney Grixby, DB; Marlon Lucky, RB; Corey McKeon, LB; Andrew Shanle, DB; Matt Slauson, OL
    

    
Oklahoma:
Steven Coleman, DL; Brody Eldridge, FB; Joe Jon Finley, TE; Lendy Holmes, DB; Zach Latimer, LB; Allen Patrick, RB; George Robinson, OL; Reggie Smith, PR/KR; Paul Thompson, QB; Brandon Walker, OL; Darien Williams, DB
    

    
Oklahoma State:
Perrish Cox, PR/KR; Nathan Peterson, DL; Brandon Pettigrew, TE; Andre Sexton, DB; D'Juan Woods, WR
    

    
Texas:
Billy Pittman, WR; Tony Hills, OL; Colt McCoy, QB; Brian Robison, DL
    

    
Texas A&M:
Justin Brantly, P; Mike Goodson, RB; Kirk Elder, OL; Chris Harrington, DL; Stephen McGee, QB; Chad Schroeder, WR; Misi Tupe, LB; Justin Warren, LB
    

    
Texas Tech:
Joe Garcia, DB; Graham Harrell, QB; Chris Hudler, DL; Manuel Ramirez, OL; Jake Ratliff, DL; Alex Reyes, P; Brock Stratton, LB; Louis Vasquez, OL; Shannon Woods, RB
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