Steve Sarkisian named AP's Big 12 coach of the year, other Longhorns receive All-Big 12 honors
After the conference itself snubbed Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian for Big 12 coach of the year honors, the Associated Press decided to bestow their iteration of the award on the third-year Longhorns head coach. Sarkisian was voted the AP coach of the year, the organization announced Friday.
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Longhorn players were honored as well. T’Vondre Sweat took home Big 12 defensive player of the year honors and Adonai Mitchell was named the league’s newcomer of the year.
The Longhorns had six honorees on the All-Big 12 first team. The AP All-Big 12 team is voted on by a panel of 23 who regularly cover the league. The Texas first-team honorees were Xavier Worthy (who was honored for his exploits as a wide receiver and an all-purpose player), Bert Auburn, T’Vondre Sweat, Byron Murphy, and Jaylan Ford.
Longhorns to make the All-Big 12 second team were Mitchell, Kelvin Banks, Quinn Ewers, and Jonathon Brooks.
Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon was named the league’s offensive player of the year.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR – Drake Stoops, Oklahoma
WR – Xavier Worthy, Texas
OT – Dominick Puni, Kansas
OT – Patrick Paul, Houston
OG – Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OG – Luke Kandra, Cincinnati
Center – Zach Frazier, West Virginia
TE – Ben Sinnott, Kansas State
QB – Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
RB – Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
RB – Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech
PK – Bert Auburn, Texas
All-purpose – Xavier Worthy, Texas
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE – Austin Booker, Kansas
DE – Tre’Mon Morris-Brash, UCF
DT – T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
DT – Byron Murphy, Texas
LB – Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB – Nickolas Martin, Oklahoma State
LB – Jaylan Ford, Texas
CB – Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
CB – T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
S – Billy Bowman, Oklahoma
S – Jeremiah Cooper, Iowa State
Punter – Ryan Rehkow, BYU
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR – Javon Baker, UCF
WR – Adonai Mitchell, Texas
OT – Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
OT – Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
OG – Michael Ford, Kansas
OG – Willis Patrick, TCU,
Center – Andrew Raym, Oklahoma
TE – Jared Wiley, TCU
QB – Quinn Ewers, Texas
RB – Devin Neal, Kansas
RB – Jonathon Brooks, Texas
PK – Alex Hale, Oklahoma State
All-purpose – Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE – Nelson Ceaser, Houston
DE – Tyler Batty, BYU
DT – Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
DT – Jamaree Caldwell, Houston
LB – Jason Johnson, UCF
LB – Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State
LB – Ben Roberts, Texas Tech
CB – Cobee Bryant, Kansas
CB – Josh Newton, TCU
S – Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Texas Tech
S – Beau Freyler, Iowa State
Punter – Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
