Sixteen Sooners, Nine Cowboys Earn Academic All-Big 12

25 football players from the schools landed on the first or second teams.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 12:02 pm

By: News On 6

Sixteen Sooners, Nine Cowboys Earn Academic All-Big 12

Originally Published: Nov 18, 2010 7:9 PM CDT

Grant Belcher
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

The Oklahoma Sooners landed 16 athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Football Team on Thursday while Oklahoma State added nine.

OU had eight players on the first team and eight on the second. OSU had six first-team players and three second-team players.

Athletes on the first team must make a 3.2 GPA or higher, while those on the second team must have a 3.0 to 3.19 GPA.

OU and OSU football players on the Academic All-Big 12 Team

First TeamJaydan Bird, Oklahoma
Brandon Crow, Oklahoma
Daniel Franklin, Oklahoma
Demontre Hurst, Oklahoma
Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
Brian Lepak, Oklahoma
Jamarkus McFarland, Oklahoma
John Nimmo, Oklahoma
Anthony Hill, Oklahoma State
Patrick Hoog, Oklahoma State
Andrew Hudson, Oklahoma State
Charlie Moore, Oklahoma State
Bryant Ward, Oklahoma State
Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State

Second TeamTyler Evans, Oklahoma
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
Eric Mensik, Oklahoma
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
Patrick O’Hara, Oklahoma
Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma
Adrian Taylor, Oklahoma
Marcus Trice, Oklahoma
Ugo Chinasa, Oklahoma State
Shane Jarka, Oklahoma State
David Paulsen, Oklahoma State