Big 12: Tons of Good Plays, Few Standouts

No one can dispute that the Big 12 has talent this year. With quarterbacks like Chase Daniel and defensive players like Auston English and Nic Harris, we should be seeing good things from this conference this year. Maybe not SEC level play, overall, but definitely good things.

The problem is that their are no real stars. In the SEC, Big Ten, Pac-10, ACC, and other conferences, you can clearly name some of the players who have a chance for the Heisman and other awards. In the Big 12, there are few standouts.

You can see this simply by looking at the list of players chose for the Preseason All-Big 12 Football team. The first team list is solid enough:

Offense:

• Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri
• Marlon Lucky, RB, Nebraska
• DeMrco Murray, RB, Oklahoma
• Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
• Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
• Chase Coffman, TE, Missouri
• Duke Robinson, OL, Oklahoma
• Phil Loadholt, OL, Oklahoma
• Jon Cooper, C, Oklahoma
• Louis Vasquez, OL, Texas Tech
• Colin Brown, OL, Missouri
• Cedric Docker, OL, Texas
• Jeff Wolfert, PK, Missouri
• Marcus Herford, KR, Kansas

Defense:

• Auston English, DL, Oklahoma
• Ian Campbell, DL, Kansas State
• Geoge Hypolite, DL, Colorado
• Brian Orakpo, DL, Texas
• Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri
• Joe Mortenson, LB, Kansas
• Joe Pawelek, LB, Baylor
• Nic Harris, DB, Oklahoma
• William Moore, DB, Missouri
• Jamar Wall, DB, Texas Tech
• Jordan Lake, DB, Baylor
• Justin Brantly, P, Texas A&M
• Jeremy Maclin, PR, Missouri

Out of all of those players, though, Michael Crabtree (pictured above) from Texas Tech was the only player named unanimously to the team, and that’s saying something.

One thing is for sure, though. If this list is any indication, Oklahoma is the Big 12 team to watch this year!

Picture via Newscom.