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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Oklahoma and Texas played two players apiece on the Outland Trophy watch list released Tuesday by the Football Writers of America.
The Sooners and Longhorns were joined by Florida, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia and USC as the only teams to place two members on the 40-man watch list.
The Big 12 had nine players on the list, trailing only 10 players from the Southeastern Conference. No other conference had more than four.
Here's the list of Big 12 nominees
Baylor C J.D. Walton
Missouri G Kurtis Gregory
Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh
Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy
Oklahoma T Trent Williams
Oklahoma State T Russell Okung
Texas T Adam Ulatoski
Texas C Chris Hall
Texas Tech G Brandon Carter
The Outland Trophy, presented annually since 1946, is the third-oldest award in major college football. The winner will be announced on the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, will be held on Jan. 14 in Omaha, Neb.
The Big 12 has had two previous winners in its history with Aaron Taylor of Nebraska in 1997 and Jammal Brown of Oklahoma in 2004.
Among the previous winners from Big 12 schools before the conference was created include Larry Jacobson, Rich Glover, two-time winner Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler, Zach Wiegert, and Will Shields, all of Nebraska; Jim Weatherall, J.D. Roberts, Lee Roy Selmon and Greg Roberts, all of Oklahoma; and Scott Appleton, Tommy Nobis and Brad Shearer, all of Texas.
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Oklahoma and Texas played two players apiece on the Outland Trophy watch list released Tuesday by the Football Writers of America.
The Sooners and Longhorns were joined by Florida, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia and USC as the only teams to place two members on the 40-man watch list.
The Big 12 had nine players on the list, trailing only 10 players from the Southeastern Conference. No other conference had more than four.
Here's the list of Big 12 nominees
Baylor C J.D. Walton
Missouri G Kurtis Gregory
Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh
Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy
Oklahoma T Trent Williams
Oklahoma State T Russell Okung
Texas T Adam Ulatoski
Texas C Chris Hall
Texas Tech G Brandon Carter
The Outland Trophy, presented annually since 1946, is the third-oldest award in major college football. The winner will be announced on the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, will be held on Jan. 14 in Omaha, Neb.
The Big 12 has had two previous winners in its history with Aaron Taylor of Nebraska in 1997 and Jammal Brown of Oklahoma in 2004.
Among the previous winners from Big 12 schools before the conference was created include Larry Jacobson, Rich Glover, two-time winner Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler, Zach Wiegert, and Will Shields, all of Nebraska; Jim Weatherall, J.D. Roberts, Lee Roy Selmon and Greg Roberts, all of Oklahoma; and Scott Appleton, Tommy Nobis and Brad Shearer, all of Texas.
