The All-Big 12 conference awards were handed on Wednesday and while the top honors were given to Kansas State, naturally the Oklahoma Sooners still had a fantastic showing.
Since the beginning of the Big 12 conference, the Sooners have had the most players make the list with 27. This season, they didn’t take home any individual awards but made the first, second and honorable mention cut.
First team included: Defensive back’s Tony Jefferson and Aaron Colvin, fullback Trey Millard and offensive lineman Gabe Ikard.
Second team: defensive back Demontre Hurst, defensive end David King, wide receiver Kenny Stills, offensive lineman Lane Johnson and running back Damien Williams.
Honorable mentions: Landry Jones, wide receiver Justin Brown, punter Tress Way and offensive lineman Daryl Williams.
Out of all the players listed, only five were seniors. The rest were all juniors and one sophomore. The seniors will be playing in their last game in a Sooner uniform on January 4th in the Cotton Bowl against the Texas A&M Aggies.
The individual awards went out to players from only 3 schools (from Big12Sports.com):
| Offensive Player of the Year Collin Klein, Kansas State, QB, Sr, Loveland, Colo. |
Defensive Player of the Year Arthur Brown, Kansas State, LB, Sr, Wichita, Kan. |
| Offensive Newcomer of the Year Lache Seastrunk, Baylor, RB, So, Temple, Texas |
Offensive Lineman of the Year Cyril Richardson, Baylor, Jr, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Defensive Newcomer of the Year Calvin Barnett, Oklahoma State, DT, Jr, Tulsa, Okla. |
Defensive Lineman of the Year Meshak Williams, Kansas State, DE, Sr, Sylvester, Ga. |
| Offensive Freshman of the Year J.W. Walsh, Oklahoma State, QB, Denton, Texas |
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nick Florence, Baylor, QB, Sr, Garland, Texas |
| Defensive Freshman of the Year Devonte Fields, TCU, DE, Arlington, Texas (unanimous) |
Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year Bill Snyder, Kansas State, 21st Season |
| Co-Special Teams Players of the Year Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State, PK/P, Sr, Mansfield, Texas Tavon Austin, West Virginia, KR/PR, Sr, Baltimore, Md. |
You can view the entire Big 12 awards list, here.
