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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 2, 2008 2008 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced

IRVING, Texas - 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.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR , Oklahoma, So., QB, Oklahoma City, Okla. , Kansas State, Jr., WR, Garner, N.C.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR , Texas, Sr., DL, Houston, Texas McKinner Dixon, Texas Tech, Jr., DE, Lufkin, Texas

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR , Oklahoma State, So., PR/KR, Lufkin, Texas Jon Cooper, Oklahoma, Sr., Fort Collins, Colo.

OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR Robert Griffin, Baylor, Fr., QB, Copperas Cove, Texas Brian Orakpo, Texas, Sr., DL, Houston, Texas

DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR COACHES OF THE YEAR Travis Lewis, Oklahoma, Fr., LB, San Antonio, Texas , Oklahoma, 10th season Mike Leach, Texas Tech, 9th season 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 (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 (, Kansas State - 1996, 2000; , 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 , 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).

The All-Big 12 First, Second and Honorable Mention teams continue on the following pages.

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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 [r1] Missouri So. Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood WR Dez Bryant Oklahoma State So. Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin WR ** [r1] Texas Tech So. , Texas/Carter TE 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 [r1] Oklahoma Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Washington OL Oklahoma Jr. Longview, Texas/Longview OL 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

DEFENSE DL 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 Missouri Jr. Jasper, Texas/Jasper LB 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 Texas A&M Sr. Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin WR Kansas So. Dallas, Texas/Cedar Hill WR Oklahoma Sr. Killeen, Texas/Killeen WR Texas Sr. Burnet, Texas/Burnet TE 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

DEFENSE 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 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 Oklahoma State Sr. Garland, Texas/Garland

[r2] - Repeat second team selection from last season

2008 All-Big 12 Honorable 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; , 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; , 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 Oklahoma State: Jeray Chatham, DL; Perrish Cox, KR/PR; Orie Lemon, LB; Ricky Price, DB; Tonga Tea, DL Texas: , KR/PR/WR; Cedric Dockery, OL; Blake Gideon, DB; Aaron Lewis, DL; , DL; , LB; Chris Ogbonnaya, RB; Charlie Tanner, OL; , DB Texas A&M: Jeff Fuller, WR; Trent Hunter, DB Texas Tech: Baron Batch, RB; Brandon Carter, OL; McKinner Dixon, DL; Brian Duncan, LB; Stephen Hamby, OL; , QB; , DB; Colby Whitlock, DL; Marlon Williams, LB; Marlon Winn, OL