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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Teams, individual award winners selected
BY CASE KEEFER
CKEEFER@KANSAN.COM
All-Big 12 First Team
Quarterback—Chase Daniel, Missouri, junior
Daniel led the Tigers to their
higher big 12 North championship by throwing for nearly 4,000 yards and completing more than 70 percent of his passes. He was also named
Danie
the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year by the Coaches and The Associated Press.
Running back—Dantrell Savage,
Oklahoma State, senior
Savage
The Cowboys ranked first in the Big 12 in rushing offense behind Savage as their primary weapon. He rushed for 117 yards per game and six yards per carry.
Charles led the Big 12 with near-
Running back - Jamaal Charles, Texas, junior
yards. He rushed for more than 100 yards in the fourth quarter two weeks in a row in the middle of the season to give the Longhorns comeback victorie
Charles
Eldridge
Fullback — Brody Eldridge.
Oklahoma, sophomore
rush attack.
Wide Receiver Jordy Nelson, Kansas State, state
Nelson was the cornerstone of the Wildcat offense and averaged more
Eldrdige, a Kansas native,
didn't carry the ball all season
but was often a punishing lead
blocker for the strong Sooner
than 10 catches and 133 receiving yards per game.
Wide Receiver — Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, freshman
Macin assaulted opposing teams in a number of ways. He caught passes, ran the ball and returned punts and kickoffs en route to setting
the all-time NCAA record for all-purpose yards by a freshman.
Wide Receiver — Michael
rhthane Teva Tech freshm
Crabtree obliterated Texas Tech receiving records in his first season and led the nation in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Tight End — Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State, junior
Pettigrew
Nelson
Pettigrew's imposing stature mixed with his natural ability made him a match up nightmare for opposing coaches all season.
Collins, Kansas, junior
Offensive Lineman — Anthony
Collins cleared the way for Jayhawk running backs Brandon McAnnderson and Jake Sharp all season.
Offensive Lineman — Adam
Collins
Speiker, Missouri, senior
Speiker
Offensive
Lineman — Duke Robinson, Oklahoma, junior
Robinson anchored a Sooner line that allowed
Speiker finished off a heralded Big 12 career by dominating the Kansas defensive line in last week's Border Showdown.
the fewest sacks in the Big 12.
Offensive Lineman — Tony Hills, Texas, senior
Hills, who was a Parade All American as a tight end in high school, uses his athleticism combined with his strength to overpower defensive linemen.
Hills
ed the accolade to his already crowded list of achievements, which includes Preseason All-American honors and a two-year team cant
Offensive Lineman — Cody Wallace, Texas A&M, senior
Wallace add-
DEFENSE
Robinson
Wallace
captain for the Aggies.
Defensive Lineman — George
Hypolite, Colorado, junior
Hypolite
McClinton's routine of disrupting plays in the backfield forced opponents to double team him all season.
Hypolite was a forced to be reckoned with on the Colorado defensive line and recorded six sacks on the season.
Defensive Lineman James McClinton, Kanes senior
Defensive Lineman — Ian Campbell, Kansas State, junior
Defensive Lineman — Lorenzo Williams, Missouri, senior
Campbell
Williams had six sacks on the
McClinton
season, including one on Todd Resing that resulted in a safety and clinched the game for Missouri.
Defensive Lineman — Auston
Williams
English, Oklahoma, sophomore
English
English ranked first in the Big 12 with nine sacks and third in tackles for loss with 13.
Linebacker — Jordon Dizon Colorado, senior
Divon led the
Dizon led the nation in tackles for much of the year before finishing second with more than 12 per game. He also received the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award.
Mortensen
Mortensen switched to middle
Linebacker—Joe Mortensen, Kansas, junior Mortensen switched to middle.
before the season began and excelled at the position all season. He led a resurgent Kansas defense with 98 tackles on the season.
asked who was the leader of his defense, he showed no hesitation in saying it was Lofton. Lofton was second in the Big 12 with 11 tackles per game.
Linebacker — Curtis Lofton Oklahoma, junior
When Oklahoma coach Bob
Lofton
Defensive Back — Aqib Talib,
Kansas, junior
Defensive Back — Nic Harris, Oklahoma, junior Harris was
Talib
lalib was named to his second straight All Big 12 team after intercepting four passes and breaking up 13 this season.
a dual threat on the powerful Oklahoma defense as he often played tight coverage on receivers while still contributing to stop the opposing run games.
Harris
Defensive Back — Terrence Wheatley, Colorado, senior
Wheatley
Wheatley was a shutdown cornerback for the Buffaloes and ranked second in the Big 12 in both passes defended and interceptions.
Defensive Back—Reggie Smith, Oklahoma, junior
Smith played
Smith played an enforcer role over the middle of the Oklahoma defense, often laying huge hits on receivers. He was Oklahoma's third leading tackler and
intercepted three passes
Smith
Defensive Back — Marcus
Griffin
Griffin, Texas senior
Griffin was the unquestioned leader of a Longhorn defense that ranked fourth in the conference in total defense.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker — Alex Trlica, Texas Tech, senior
Trica has made 229 consecutive points, which is an NCAA record
Trlica
Punter — Tim Reyer, Kansas State, senior
Reyer
Kick/Punt Returner — Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, freshman
Reyer was the only unanimous selection on this year's All Big 12 team because he led the conference in punting with more than 44 yards per punt.
Although Kansas returner
Marcus Herford was named Special Teams Player of the Year, Maclin still wound up with the spot on the first team.
All-Big 12 Second Team OFFENSE
Maclin
QB — Todd Reesing, Kansas sophomore
RB — Brandon McAnderson Kansas, senior
QB — Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, junior
RB — Marlon Lucky, Nebraska, junior
A&M, senior WR — Marcus Henry, Kansas,
FB — Chris Alexander, Texas A&M. senior
WR — Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma,
junior
WR — Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State, senior
TE— Martin Rucker, Missouri senior
OL — Tyler Polumbus, Colorado,
senior
OL—Carl Nicks, Nebraska, senior
OL — Brandon Walker, Oklahoma, junior
OL — Phil Loadhoit, Oklahoma,
junior
OL — David Koening, Oklahoma State, senior
DEFENSE
DL — Demarcus Granger, Okla homa, sophomore
DL — Stryker Sulak, Missouri,
junior
DL — Nathan Peterson, Oklahoma State, senior
DL — Derek Lokey, Texas, senior
DL — Frank Okam, Texas, senior
DL — Chris Harrington, Texas A&M, senior
LB — Sean Witherspoon, Missouri, sophomore
LB — Misi Tupe, Texas A&M senior
LB - Alvin Bowen, Iowa State. senior
DB — Jordan Lake, Baylor sophomore
DB — Justin McKinney, Kansas State, senior
DB — Cornellus Brwn, Missouri,
senior
DB — William Moore, Missouri junior
DB — DJ. Wolfe, Oklahoma, senior
SPECIAL TEAMS
K—Jeff Wolfert, Missouri, junior
K—Garrett Hartley, Oklahoma,
senior
KR/PR — Marcus Herford, Kansas, junior
P — Justin Brantly, Texas A&M,
junior
Edited by Meghan Murphy
BASEBALL
Marks starts therapy for shoulder, should be throwing again by January
After having surgery in September on a torn labrum — a ring of cartilage in the shoulder joint — in his throwing shoulder, Marks is undergoing physical therapy, which is proving to be a grueling process.
BY SHAWN SHROYER
shroyer@kansan.com
Andy Marks was Kansas' top start pitcher a season ago, but the Jayhawks will be without his services until at least March in 2008.
"I couldn't move it at all the first four weeks, I had it in a sling," the junior left-hander said. "Once I got that off, I started my rehab. I'm doing it every day, except on the weekends, and I go in there for about an hour every day and just do different stuff. It's more mentally draining. Some exercises are really hard to do, and it hurts a little bit, but I guess you've just got to deal with it."
By January, Marks should be able to start throwing again. Coach Ritch Price said Marks is on track to join the Kansas
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"Of course, I want to get back by conference. That's what I hope to shoot for, but pretty much whenever I can get out there and help the team is fine with me."
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and 5.52 ERA, Marks improved down the stretch, recording a 3.28 ERA over his last six starts. Marks' weakness early in the season was surrendering home runs, 15 in all, but he kept opponents inside the park his last five starts. His best outing of 2007 came against Kansas State, when he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and allowed only one hit in seven scoreless innings. Last summer with the Duluth Huskies, he did one better, throwing the first no-hitter in team history and he was selected to the Northwoods League mid- and postseason all-star teams. Unfortunately for
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Junior left Nick Crayz and sophomore lefty Wally Marcel are in line to return to Kansas' three-man rotation, and Price said sophomore left-hander Shaeffer Hall, who transferred from Jefferson College this year, is currently the fronttrunner to fill in for Marks until he returns.
"I first started feeling some pain my last couple starts of the summer, but I just thought it was tendonitis, and I pitched through it," Marks said. "When I went to pitch in the playoffs, I couldn't even really throw the ball. It hurt too bad, so that's when I knew something was wrong."
However, Marks doesn't plan on giving up his spot in the rotation for long. "Of course, I want to get back by conference." Marks said. "That's what I hope to shoot for, but pretty much whenever I can get out there and help the team is fine with me."
Marks, it was during the summer season he injured his shoulder.
Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
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2007 Stats
W-L: 5-6
ERA: 5.52
Starts: 15
Innings: 89.2
Strikeouts: 91
Hits: 88
Walks: 40
BAA: .263
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