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Throughout the morning, the Big 12 Conference has announced the winners of the All-Big 12 Awards. With each new mention being released roughly 5-10 apart, the list was completed at 11:30 AM on Wednesday. Most notably for the Oklahoma Sooners, Samaje Perine has been labeled as the Freshman Offensive Player of the Year and rightfully so.
#Big12FB: @OU_Football's Samaje Perine is the 2014 Offensive Freshman of the Year - http://t.co/wQIEyjkT0m pic.twitter.com/vsXhe1W5zr
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) December 10, 2014
The Oklahoma coaching staff consistently turned to Perine especially after the injury to Keith Ford. Through 12 games, the true freshman racked up 1579 yards on 240 carries to lead the league in rushing. However, the running back experienced a truly special moment as Perine set the single game rushing record a 427 yards against Kansas in front of a home crowd.
Overall
AWARD | RECIPIENT |
Defensive Newcomer of the Year | Shaq Riddick, West Virginia, DL, Sr, Akron, Ohio |
Offensive Freshman of the Year | Samaje Perine, Oklahoma, RB, Pflugerville, Texas |
Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year | Gary Patterson, TCU (14th year) |
Defensive Freshman of the Year | Kamari Cotton-Moya, Iowa State, DB, Bakersfield, Calif. |
Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year |
Spencer Drango, Baylor, Jr, Cedar Park, Texas B.J. Finney, Kansas State, Sr, Andale, Kan. |
Offensive Player of the Year | Trevone Boykin, TCU, QB, Jr, Dallas, Texas |
Defensive Lineman of the Year | Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State, So, Houston, Texas |
Offensive Newcomer of the Year | Tyreek Hill, Oklahoma State, ATH, Jr, Pearson, Ga. |
Defensive Player of the Year | Paul Dawson, TCU, LB, Sr, Dallas, Texas |
Special Teams Player of the Year | Tyler Lockett, Kansas State, PR/KR, Sr, Tulsa, Okla. |
First Team All-Conference
As voted on by the coaches, the Oklahoma Sooners placed six players (4 offensive and 2 defensive) on the First Team. It should be noted that the 10 coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their respective programs.
#Big12FB: The 2014 All-#Big12 First Team - Offense - http://t.co/wQIEyjkT0m (voted by league coaches) pic.twitter.com/qCznoSPR8f
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) December 10, 2014
#Big12FB: The 2014 All-#Big12 First Team - Defense - http://t.co/wQIEyjkT0m (voted by league coaches) pic.twitter.com/nV0WGxUr0X
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) December 10, 2014
Second Team All-Conference
#Big12FB: The 2014 All-#Big12 Second Team - Offense - http://t.co/wQIEyjkT0m (voted by league coaches) pic.twitter.com/fwYrJ16TSp
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) December 10, 2014
#Big12FB: The 2014 All-#Big12 Second Team - Defense - http://t.co/wQIEyjkT0m (voted by league coaches) pic.twitter.com/VHWI9VJSOh
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) December 10, 2014