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David Stanley Ford

Big 12 team has Oklahoma influence

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Published: December 3, 2008

Oklahoma teams captured five major awards on the coaches’ All-Big 12 Conference team that was announced by the league office Tuesday.


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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, So., QB, Oklahoma City, Okla.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Brian Orakpo, Texas, Sr., DL, Houston, Texas

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State, So., PR/KR, Lufkin, Texas

OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Robert Griffin, Baylor, Fr., QB, Copperas Cove, Texas

DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Travis Lewis, Oklahoma, Fr., LB, San Antonio, Texas

OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Brandon Banks, Kansas State, Jr., WR, Garner, N.C.

DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

McKinner Dixon, Texas Tech, Jr., DE, Lufkin, Texas

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR

Jon Cooper, Oklahoma, Sr., Fort Collins, Colo.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR

Brian Orakpo, Texas, Sr., DL, Houston, Texas

COACHES OF THE YEAR

Bob Stoops, Oklahoma, 10th season

Mike Leach, Texas Tech, 9th season

2008 All-Big 12 First Team
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB Sam Bradford OU So. Oklahoma City, Okla./PC North
RB DeMarco Murray OU So. Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman
RB Kendall Hunter OSU So. Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
FB Matt Clapp OU Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley
WR Jeremy Maclin Missouri So. Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood
WR Dez Bryant OSU So. Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
WR Michael Crabtree Texas Tech So. Dallas, Texas/Carter
TE Jermaine Gresham OU Jr. Ardmore, Okla./Ardmore
OL Jason Smith Baylor Sr. Dallas, Texas/W.T. White
OL Phil Loadholt OU Sr. Fountain, Colo./Garden City CC
OL Duke Robinson OU Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Washington
OL Trent Williams OU Jr. Longview, Texas/Longview
OL Russell Okung OSU 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 OSU So. Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
DEFENSE
DL Ziggy Hood Missouri Sr. Amarillo, Texas/Palo Duro
DL Gerald McCoy OU 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 OU Sr. Alexandria, La./Alexandria
DB Darcel McBath Texas Tech Sr. Gainesville, Texas/Gainesville
P Justin Brantly Texas A&M Sr. Sealy, Texas/Sealy
2008 All-Big 12 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 OU 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 OU 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
DEFENSE
DL George Hypolite Colorado Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola
DL Ian Campbell Kansas State Sr. Cimarron, Kan./Cimarron
DL Stryker Sulak Missouri Sr. Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale
DL Ndamukong Suh Nebraska Jr. Portland, Ore./Grant
DL Jeremy Beal OU So. Carrollton, Texas/Creekview
LB James Holt Kansas Sr. Altus, Okla./Altus
LB Travis Lewis OU Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee
LB Andre Sexton OSU Jr. Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls
DB Dominique Franks OU So. Tulsa, Okla./Union
DB Lendy Holmes OU Sr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff
DB Jacob Lacey OSU 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 OSU Sr. Garland, Texas/Garland

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was named coach of the year for the fourth time, sharing the honor with Texas Tech’s Mike Leach.

OU quarterback Sam Bradford was named offensive player of the year, marking the fourth time a Sooner quarterback has won the award, and Oklahoma State’s Dez Bryant was selected as the conference’s top special teams player.

Sooner linebacker Travis Lewis was named defensive freshman of the year. And OU senior center Jon Cooper was picked as the offensive lineman of the year, though oddly, he was not voted to the first-team offensive line.

OU has won 23 major awards in the 13-year history of the Big 12, most by any school.

The Sooners had nine first-team selections — more than any other team — and six second-teamers, along with three honorable mentions.

Oklahoma State had four first-team selections, including Bryant both as a receiver and returner. The Cowboys had three second-team picks and five players who received honorable mention.

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The Plainsman, Oklahoma - Dec 3, 2008 at 10:11 pm
CNNSI says McCoy is Offensive PoY? Which is it?
The Plainsman, Oklahoma - Dec 3, 2008 at 10:10 pm
How in the world is Stoops coach of the year? I get Leach, but are we to think that Stoops (good coach that he is) did a better job than Gundy?
If the award goes for having the best talent, then defininetly Stoops is the winner, but how can you do as predicted and be coach of the year????
Jim, Rockwall - Dec 3, 2008 at 8:51 pm
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Looks loaded with Texas influence to me. I see 5 okies on the big 12 team...
James, , - Dec 3, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Back in the day OU used to almost as many Defensive players on the first team as offense..
How does a guy make OFFENSIVE LINEMAN of the YEAR and make SECOND TEAM-JON COOPER.
jo, edmond - Dec 3, 2008 at 4:48 pm
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Anyone else notice that the North only had 6 players on the first-team all big 12? And 5 of those are from Mizzou (BTW: How come Mizzou has 3 first team defenders, but still can't stop anybody?)

What a joke. The Big 12 needs to scrap the divisions and just play as one big conference. Who wouldn't rather see OU-UT for the championship on Saturday?
Brian, Edmond - Dec 3, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Zach, Pettigrew missed games because he was injured not suspended.
Kevin, Houston - Dec 3, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Kevin, there's 14 offensive and defensive players selected. It's always been that way. In the end, even if it wasn't, with every team running the spread, it should be added anyway.
Zach, Perkins - Dec 3, 2008 at 1:21 pm
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Jeff,

Gresham will also be a first round draft pick should he leave this year. He definately would be next season. He's a great blocker. His only knock is that he can't catch the ball sometimes, but he's still a darn good receiver. Pettigrew is a great blocker, but he's better in the passing game and more important to OSU that Greshman is to OU. I think the only reason he wasn't mentioned is because he missed part of the year with a suspension.

Secondly, I think that Clapp made the list simply because of all the teams in the Big 12, OU uses him more than any other team uses its fullback. He's a GREAT blocker and a pretty good receiver, but he only has one carry this entire season. By comparison, look at what Lane has accomplished this season for A&M. They moved him to running back and he's carried the ball less than 100 times if I'm correct.
Zach, Perkins - Dec 3, 2008 at 1:18 pm
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Darren, Coffman's not even in the top 3 tight ends in the nation. Greshman and Pettigrew are the top two tight ends in the country. Wisconsion's TE is the third best, but because he was injured most of the year and because his team fell of the map, so did he.

Coffman's a great TE, but he's not the best. There's not a player in the country that can match up to either Gresham or Pettigrew. I've seen Coffman shut down. Answers to that? There are none.

Your Mizzou bias shows. Next thing you're going to tell us is Daniel deserves to be the First Team quarterback. The only snub I see Mizzou's way is that Maclin should have shared the speical teams award with Bryant.
Zach, Perkins - Dec 3, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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I said after the Texas-OU game that Brian Orakpo would be the Defensive Player of the Year in the Big 12.

I've had a knack to be right on with these things. Hopefully the trend will continue.
Zach, Perkins - Dec 3, 2008 at 1:07 pm
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Every team does *not* run some form of the spread, and a lot of teams utilize a FB in the spread. West Virginia, for instance, utilizes tight ends and fullbacks, and they are an excellent example of a team that uses fullbacks.

Any team that runs out of the pistol (OSU, Missouri) utilize a fullback. Any team that runs out of the i-formation (OU, Texas, Nebraska, TAMU) utilize a fullback.

We may not be out there 3-yard and a cloud of dust, but when it's 4th and goal from the one yardline with 3 seconds left on the clock...most teams are going to send out a lead blocker. Welcome to college football.
Jason, Norman - Dec 3, 2008 at 1:06 pm
That would be great if they could all play together against another conference. Can imagine the offense.
tyler, yukon - Dec 3, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I think at the end of each season our conference teams, coached by the conference coach of the year should play other conference players' of the year, just like high school. Just looking at this, I don't think the SEC could compete with the Big 12! I'm just sayin'..
Douglas, Yukon - Dec 3, 2008 at 11:34 am
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Ed, San Jose - Dec 3, 2008 at 11:28 am
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why is there even a FB category in the Big XII? Every team runs some form of the spread and you don't have a FB in the spread. If you are going to select 2 RB's then don't select a FB. I also like how they selected 3 WR's to make sure Maclin was included. 14 first team selections is a little excessive.
Kevin, Houston - Dec 3, 2008 at 11:13 am
how is cooper Offensive Linemen of the year but 2nd team all big 12? never seen that b4. That's like winnin the MVP, but bein 2nd team all-nba. just a thOUght.
Jiohdee, atlanta - Dec 3, 2008 at 10:16 am
If there are no standout FB's in a conference, don't you usually give it to a FB that is a really good run blocker. Or for that matter, a team that actually runs the ball.
tyler, yukon - Dec 3, 2008 at 10:09 am
Gresham should be the 1st team TE, just because Pettigrew missed 4 games. But Chase Coffman ahead of Pettigrew, I don't think so.
tyler, yukon - Dec 3, 2008 at 10:03 am
How does Zac Robinson and Brandon Pettigrew not make the honorable mention team?!?! Robinson was 4th in the nation in passing efficiency and his yards-per-attempt was 2nd in the Big XII only to Bradford (10.38 to 10.36 ypa).

Pettigrew missed what? 4 1/2 games this year due to injury yet still had over 400 yards and was key on the offensive line. He will, as everyone knows, be a 1st round selection.

I understand why they aren't 1st or 2nd team... but not even HM?
Ryan, Broken Arrow - Dec 3, 2008 at 9:53 am
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Injuries knocked Coffman out sorry.
Brent, Jenks - Dec 3, 2008 at 9:40 am
Where are all the TU fans? I mean shouldn't the all-conference team have been decided based on what happened at the Cotton Bowl? Texas won that game so I'd think that every playere on here should be a Texas coach and player. Someone call ESPN!
Michael, coppell - Dec 3, 2008 at 9:39 am
*I meant "should" not "would"
Allen, Oklahoma City - Dec 3, 2008 at 8:54 am
Before the rest of my Sooner fans start flaming me, I do want to add that if Gresham hadn't dropped so many passes throughout the year I think he would be #1 on the list. Coffman catches everything thrown his way.
Allen, Oklahoma City - Dec 3, 2008 at 8:53 am
Darren, I agree with you on that. Unfortunately, it kind of reminds me of the Heisman nowadays. If your team loses a 2-3 games, it somehow diminishes the accomplishments of individual players on the team.
Allen, Oklahoma City - Dec 3, 2008 at 8:48 am

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