Four Sooners Named All-Big 12 First Team

NORMAN, Okla. -- Four Sooners were named to the All-Big 12 First Team, the league announced Wednesday. Offensive lineman Gabe Ikard and fullback Trey Millard were named to the first team along with defensive backs Aaron Colvin and Tony Jefferson

Ikard and Millard were both named to the first team for a second consecutive year, while Jefferson earned first-team honors after earning honorable mention honors in 2011. Colvin received first-team recognition for his play at cornerback in 2012 after working at safety last season. Ikard, a junior from Oklahoma City, Okla., also earned honorable mention in the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year voting.

First Team
Player	Position	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
Aaron Colvin	Defensive Back	Jr.	6-0	181	Owasso, Okla.
Gabe Ikard	Offensive Line	Jr.	6-3	288	Oklahoma City, Okla.
Tony Jefferson	Defensive Back	Jr.	5-11	212	Chula Vista, Calif.
Trey Millard	Fullback	Jr.	6-2	256	Columbia, Mo.

Second Team
Player	Position	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
Demontre Hurst	Defensive Back	Sr.	5-10	183	Lancaster, Texas
Lane Johnson	Offensive Line	Sr.	6-7	303	Groveton, Texas
David King	Defensive End	Sr.	6-5	286	Houston, Texas
Kenny Stills	Wide Receiver	Jr.	6-1	190	Encinitas, Calif.
Damien Williams	Running Back	Jr.	6-0	208	San Diego, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Player	Position	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
Justin Brown	Wide Receiver	Sr.	6-3	209	Wilmington, Del.
Landry Jones	Quarterback	Sr.	6-4	218	Artesia, N.M.
Tress Way	Punter	Sr.	6-1	215	Tulsa, Okla.
Daryl Williams	Offensive Line	Soph.	6-6	299	Lake Dallas, Texas

Five OU players were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team. Wide receiver Kenny Stills and cornerback Demontre Hurst both repeated as second-team selections from 2011. Defensive lineman David King, offensive lineman Lane Johnson and running back Damien Williams also earned spots on the second-team squad. Additionally, Williams garnered honorable mention accolades in the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year voting.

Four Sooners were named to the 2012 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team. Quarterback Landry Jones, the Big 12 career leader in both total offense and passing offense, represented an Oklahoma offense that ranks fifth in the nation in passing offense (341.3 yards per game) and 10th in total offense (505.9 ypg). Offensive lineman Daryl Williams was also an honorable mention selection.

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Wide receiver Justin Brown earned honorable mention status as both a receiver and a return man. Punter Tress Way also represented the Sooners' special teams as an honorable mention pick. Oklahoma's special teams rank fourth among FBS teams with a 26.5-yard kickoff return average and sixth in the country with a 14.9-yard punt return average.

Jefferson, Colvin, King and Hurst spearheaded an Oklahoma squad that ranks second in the Big 12 in pass defense (197.7 ypg). Jefferson, a junior safety from Chula Vista, Calif., ranks fourth in the nation among defensive backs with 113 tackles, a total that leads all Oklahoma defenders and ranks second in the Big 12. Colvin ranks second in the Big 12 with 1.25 passes defended per game and boasts a team-high 11 passes defensed, along with four interceptions.
In addition, wide receiver Sterling Shepard earned honorable mention status in the voting for Big 12 Freshman of the Year.

The University of Oklahoma has placed at least one player on the All-Conference first team every season since 1926 (87 years). In fact, OU has only had one season when playing in a conference without first-team honors (1925). That's 97 of 98 seasons.

The complete 2012 All-Big 12 Conference football team is available online here.