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Oklahoma defensive lineman Gerald McCoy’s ability to break through double-teams and get to ball carriers earned him a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team.
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3 Sooners make First Team
McCoy unanimous pick at quarterback
DALLAS (AP) — There was nothing strange about Colt McCoy's spot on The Associated Press All-Big 12 team this time around.
No doubt about it, either.
McCoy was the unanimous choice as the top quarterback on the squad released Thursday. While it might seem obvious that the league's offensive player of the year would also be a first-teamer, it wasn't that simple last year, when McCoy also got the award yet was the second-team quarterback behind Oklahoma's Sam Bradford.
But with Bradford hurt and McCoy racking up all sorts of personal and team accolades, the only real question was how many teammates would join him on the all-conference squad.
The answer: Three — his favorite receiver, Jordan Shipley; his top blocker, Adam Ulatoski; and defensive back Earl Thomas, who also joined McCoy as a unanimous selection.
Texas' four first-teamers was tops among all schools in the voting by 20 sports writers who regularly cover the league for newspapers throughout the seven-state region.
Four isn't that many for the single-team lead, especially considering the No. 3 Longhorns went 12-0. Instead, voters spread their respect across the entire conference as all 12 teams had a first-teamer, and nearly all had two selections.
Nebraska, Colorado and Texas A&M; were the only schools with a single pick. The No. 21 Cornhuskers — who will meet the Longhorns in the Big 12 championship game on Saturday night — were represented only by defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, but he was among the unanimous choices and he was named the league's defensive player of the year. Nebraska also placed six players on the second team, which was the most. Nebraska's seven overall honorees trailed only Texas and Oklahoma, which each had eight.
The Sooners had three first-teamers, as did Baylor and Missouri. The Tigers had two unanimous picks: receiver Danario Alexander and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon. The only other unanimous selection was offensive lineman Russell Okung of Oklahoma State. Texas A&M;'s Von Miller had the unique wrinkle of receiving votes as a lineman, linebacker and a defensive back, as voters weren't quite sure how to classify the Aggies' hybrid "jack" position. On the AP team, he's at linebacker.
Okung, Suh and Weatherspoon were among seven players who made the first team for a second straight year.
The others were Baylor linebacker Joe Pawelek and defensive back Jordan Lake, Oklahoma defensive lineman Jeremy Beal and Kansas defensive back Darrell Stuckey.
The 26-man team was dominated by upperclassmen. The only underclassmen were Ulatoski, Thomas and Missouri kicker Grant Ressel, all sophomores.
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OSU's Gundy still learning on job
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That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Durant reaches 5-year deal with OKC Thunder
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Instead, Durant simply posted an update on his Twitter page Wednesday, saying he'd agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder. -
Area pitcher signs with USAO
You may see a few new guys on the mound for the Drovers next season as Coach Mike Ross works to recruit more pitchers for the team.
And his newest signee is recent Verden graduate Colton Henricks. -
Drover Baseball, softball programs host golf tournament
The baseball and softball programs at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma are hosting a fundraising golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 28.
The tournament will be during the programs’ first alumni weekend but will be open to everyone. Participants can work in four-person teams during the scramble.
Softball Coach Jenn White-Cody said the program did a similar tournament last year. -
Ross leads USAO to back-to-back winning seasons for first time
The Drovers’ strong start this season led to the school’s first back-to-back winning seasons for the baseball team.
Head Coach Mike Ross said he has mixed emotions about the 2010 season.
“It’s tough to say. We were very disappointed that it didn’t turn out as good as we thought,” he said. “But when you look back at it, we still had the third best season in school history.” -
Martin leads Drovers to win
USAO split against Northwestern Oklahoma State in the Drovers’ last home doubleheader of the season.
Junior Caleb Martin didn’t allow a single earned run in the first game to lead the Drovers to a 4-3 win. -
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The Sooner Athletic Conference named USAO Drover Michelle Bauer a 2010 All-Conference Honorable Mention.
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First-year coach likes progress she saw this year
Things had begun to fall into place for the Lady Drovers softball team just as the first season under head coach Jenn White-Cody came to a close.
The team struggled throughout the year to get everyone in the right place to make the team the strongest it could be, Cody said. Only the pitchers and the catcher started the season playing the same position they finished in. -
Bison too much for Drovers
Despite two home runs, the Drovers struggled in the first game of the conference series against Oklahoma Baptist, but they still have a chance to win the series during the doubleheader Saturday.
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Freshman Ototivo’s does it all for Lady Drovers teams
A Blackberry cell phone is Tashina Ototivo’s most important weapon.
It tells the freshman at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma when she has practice, what homework needs to be done and even when it’s time to walk to choir. - More State Sports Headlines
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