The Football Brainiacs

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Tuesday morning the Big 12 Conference released their preseason awards and All-Big 12 team, which you can view in full here. While it wasn’t a huge surprise that no Sooners were named as preseason award winners, there was an outside shot Eric Striker could have been named the preseason Defensive Player of the Year. But instead that went to TCU’s Devonte Fields. Meanwhile, the Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year went to Baylor’s Bryce Petty and Oklahoma State’s Tyreek Hill, respectively.

OU did however place four players on the preseason All-Big 12 team (again, there is no second team in the preseason). Those players were; Daryl Williams, Michael Hunnicutt, Eric Striker, and Zack Sanchez. Aside from possibly Williams, who a number of media I saw did not include, there probably weren’t any surprises on those Sooners included. In terms of snubs, I’d say Charles Tapper not making the list is a bit of a surprise. But at the same time, the Big 12 is pretty loaded this year along the defensive line.

In general I think these were right in line with what a number of people have predicted, unless I’m just overlooking someone (which is always possible). Regardless, we want to hear what you think. Is there an OU guy you feel really warranted a spot over someone else who made it? Or someone from another Big 12 school you found to be undeserving of a spot? Sound off in the comments below.