Sooners, Cowboys Snubbed in Big 12 Awards
With the end of the regular season, the Big 12 Conference has announced their award winners for the 2020 season. The awards and teams were voted on by the Big 12 coaches.
OU junior center Creed Humphrey won his second consecutive Offensive Lineman of the Year award from the Big 12. That was it though for the award winners for the Sooners and Cowboys.
The rest of the Big 12 honors played out like this:
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Breece Hall, Iowa State, RB, So.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Mike Rose, Iowa State, LB, Jr.
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State, WR, Jr.
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Tony Fields II, West Virginia, LB, Sr.
OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB
DEFENSIVE CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Isheem Young, Iowa State, DB Khari Coleman, TCU, DL
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Trestan Ebner, Baylor, KR/PR, Sr.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN OF THE YEAR: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma, Jr.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Darius Stills, West Virginia, Sr.
CHUCK NEINAS COACH OF THE YEAR: Matt Campbell, Iowa State (5th season)
But the bigger surprise came with the All-Big 12 teams. Not a single OU or OSU defender was listed on the All-Big 12 first team.
All-Big 12 Football 1st Team - Offense
| QB | Brock Purdy2 | Iowa State | Jr. | Gilbert, Ariz./Perry |
| RB | Breece Hall2# | Iowa State | So. | Wichita, Kan./Northwest |
| RB | Leddie Brown | West Virginia | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa./Saints John Newmann and Maria Goretti |
| FB | Jeremiah Hall2 | Oklahoma | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance |
| WR | Xavier Hutchinson | Iowa State | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram/Trail/Blinn JC |
| WR | Tylan Wallace2 | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Fort Worth, Texas/South Hills |
| WR | Erik Ezukanma | Texas Tech | So. | Fort Worth, Texas/Timber Creek |
| TE | Charlie Kolar1 | Iowa State | Jr. | Norman, Okla./North |
| OL | Colin Newell | Iowa State | Jr. | Ames, Iowa/Ames |
| OL | Creed Humphrey1 | Oklahoma | Jr. | Shawnee, Okla./Shawnee |
| OL | Teven Jenkins | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Topeka, Kan./Topeka |
| OL | Samuel Cosmi2# | Texas | Jr. | Humble, Texas/Atascocita |
| OL | Jack Anderson | Texas Tech | Jr. | Frisco, Texas/Frisco |
| PK | Gabe Brkic | Oklahoma | So. | Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin |
| KR/PR | Phillip Brooks | Kansas State | So. | Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West |
All-Big 12 Football 1st Team - Defense
| DL | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla./Raines |
| DL | Will McDonald | Iowa State | So. | Pewaukee, Wis./Waukesha North |
| DL | Wyatt Hubert1# | Kansas State | Jr. | Topeka, Kan./Shawnee Heights |
| DL | Joseph Ossai | Texas | Jr. | Oak Ridge, Texas/Conroe |
| DL | Darius Stills | West Virginia | Sr. | Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior |
| LB | Mike Rose | Iowa State | Jr. | Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview |
| LB | Garret Wallow1 | TCU | Sr. | New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian |
| LB | Tony Fields II | West Virginia | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines |
| DB | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | Jr. | Stafford, Texas/Stafford |
| DB | Greg Eisworth1 | Iowa State | Sr. | Grand Prairie, Texas/South |
| DB | Trevon Moehrig1 | TCU | Jr. | Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley |
| DB | Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | So. | Waco, Texas/Midway |
| DB | Zech McPhearson | Texas Tech | Sr. | Columbia, Md./Riverdale Baptist/Penn State |
| P | Austin McNamara | Texas Tech | So. | Gilbert, Ariz./Highland |
All-Big 12 Football 2nd Team - Offense
| QB | Sam Ehlinger | Texas | Sr. | Austin, Texas/Westlake |
| RB | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas State | Fr. | Round Rock, Texas/Cedar Ridge |
| RB | Chuba Hubbard1 | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Sherwood Park, Alberta/Bev Facey |
| FB | Briley Moore | Kansas State | Sr. | Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South/Northern Iowa |
| WR | R.J. Sneed | Baylor | Jr. | Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch |
| WR | Marvin Mims | Oklahoma | Fr. | Frisco, Texas/Lone Star |
| WR | Winston Wright Jr. | West Virginia | So. | Savannah, Ga./Memorial Day |
| TE | Chase Allen2 | Iowa State | Sr. | Nixa, Mo./Nixa |
| OL | Derek Schweiger | Iowa State | Jr. | Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth |
| OL | Noah Johnson | Kansas State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll/Butler CC |
| OL | Adrian Ealy2 | Oklahoma | Jr. | Gonzales, La./East Ascension |
| OL | Dawson Deaton | Texas Tech | Jr. | Frisco, Texas/Frisco |
| OL | Michael Brown | West Virginia | Sr. | Compton, Calif./Paramount |
| PK | Cameron Dicker | Texas | Jr. | Austin, Texas/Lake Travis |
| KR/PR | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | Sr. | Henderson, Texas/Henderson |
All-Big 12 Football 2nd Team - Defense
| DL | Ronnie Perkins2 | Oklahoma | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran North |
| DL | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | Tulsa, Okla./Memorial |
| DL | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | Jr. | Maywood, Ill./Lake Park/Iowa Western CC |
| DL | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | So. | Manor, Texas/Manor |
| DL | Akheem Mesidor | West Virginia | Fr. | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada/Clearwater Academy |
| LB | Terrel Bernard2 | Baylor | Jr. | La Porte, Texas/La Porte |
| LB | Amen Ogbongbemiga2 | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Calgary, Alberta/Notre Dame |
| LB | Malcolm Rodriguez2 | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Wagoner, Okla./Wagoner |
| DB | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | Sr. | Tulsa, Okla./Union |
| DB | Kolby Harvell-Peel2 | Oklahoma State | Jr. | College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated |
| DB | Rodarius Williams | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Shreveport, La./Calvary Baptist |
| DB | Chris Brown | Texas | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Elsik |
| DB | Alonzo Addae | West Virginia | Sr. | Pickering, Ontario, Canada/St. Mary’s |
| P | Jordy Sandy | TCU | So. | Traralgon, Australia/ProKick Australia |
Although there weren't a ton of first team honors, OU and OSU did land a lot of honorable mentions.
| Oklahoma: | Brian Asamoah (LB), Nik Bonitto (LB), Gabe Brkic (STPoY), D.J. Graham (DFoY), Marquis Hayes (OL), Marvin Mims (OFoY, KR/PR), Tre Norwood (DB), Spencer Rattler (OPoY, OFoY, QB), Rhamondre Stevenson (RB), Austin Stogner (TE), Isaiah Thomas (DLoY), Delarrin Turner-Yell (DB), Woodi Washington (DFoY), Theo Wease (WR), Perrion Winfrey (DNoY), Dashaun White (LB) |
| Oklahoma State: | Calvin Bundage (LB), Logan Carter (FB), Trace Ford (DL), Alex Hale (STPofY, PK), Dezmon Jackson (ONoY), Teven Jenkins (OLoY), Tyler Lacy (DL), Amen Ogbongbemiga (DPoY), Spencer Sanders (QB), Ry Schneider (OL), Josh Sills (OL), Tre Sterling (DB), Dillon Stoner (WR, KR/PR), Tyan Wallace (OPoY), Jelani Woods (TE) |