For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 Contact // Josh Ishoo (
[email protected]) 2020 Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors and annual awards announced Offensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Jarek Broussard, Colorado Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Talanoa Hufanga, USC Freshman Offensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Ty Jordan, Utah Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Noah Sewell, Oregon Coach of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Karl Dorrell, Colorado SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 has announced the 2020 Football All-Conference honors as well its annual performance awards and yearly recognitions. First team honors were nearly even across the Pac-12 North (13) and Pac-12 South (14), as South Division Champion USC led the way with five honorees, followed by WASHINGTON and UTAH who each had four selections. In total, across both first and second team selections, USC led the way with nine honorees, followed by Utah (eight), COLORADO (seven), Washington (six), ARIZONA STATE (five) and STANFORD (five). Offensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Jarek Brousssard, RB, Colorado Broussard led the Buffs offense by rushing for 813 total yards on 129 attempts through Colorado’s five games and was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Nextiva, three times in 2020, the most of any player over the seven-game season. He is the first Colorado player (offensive or defensive) to earn a Pac-12 player of the year honor. • On Dec. 5, in the Buffs’ 24-13 win at Arizona, he ran for 301 yards on 25 attempts, the fourth 300- yard rushing game in school history and first since 2002, including 155 rushing yards in the second quarter alone, a school record for most in a single quarter.