WylieBulldog92
12-05-2008, 04:03 PM
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy found himself on the all-Big 12's second team on Thursday, as named by the Associated Press — a day after the same voters chose him as the conference's offensive player of the year.
Among the 20 media members who vote on the AP team, McCoy received more first-place votes than first-teamer Sam Bradford of Oklahoma — 10 to 9 — at quarterback. But Bradford edged McCoy by one point overall for all-conference because McCoy was left off three ballots. Texas Tech's Graham Harrell received four points.
Defensive end Brian Orakpo was Texas' only first-team selection on the AP list. He was one of three unanimous picks and also was the league's defensive player of the year.
The Big 12 coaches this week had a similar discrepancy on their all-conference voting. The coaches chose Oklahoma's Jon Cooper as the offensive lineman of the year but didn't put him on their first team.
link (http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/05/1205allbig12.html)
Among the 20 media members who vote on the AP team, McCoy received more first-place votes than first-teamer Sam Bradford of Oklahoma — 10 to 9 — at quarterback. But Bradford edged McCoy by one point overall for all-conference because McCoy was left off three ballots. Texas Tech's Graham Harrell received four points.
Defensive end Brian Orakpo was Texas' only first-team selection on the AP list. He was one of three unanimous picks and also was the league's defensive player of the year.
The Big 12 coaches this week had a similar discrepancy on their all-conference voting. The coaches chose Oklahoma's Jon Cooper as the offensive lineman of the year but didn't put him on their first team.
link (http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/05/1205allbig12.html)