IRVING, Texas — The 2024-2025 college football season is rapidly approaching, and the Big 12 is getting ready by releasing its Media All-Conference Preseason Football Team as they welcome new faces, traditions, and matchups.
With the departure of Texas and Oklahoma, the Big 12 has gained Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah. The addition of these four teams makes it a total of 16 within the Power-4 conference.
But before seeing the new-look Big 12 on Saturdays, the conference gave media representatives who cover the league the chance to name an All-Big 12 Preseason Team and give out individual awards.
The following players were named to preseason awards:
- Offensive Player of the Year | Running Back Ollie Gordon II - Oklahoma State
- Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Back Travis Hunter - Colorado
- Newcomer of the Year | Quarterback KJ Jefferson - UCF
2024 Preseason All-Big 12 Offense:
- QB - Shedeur Sanders - Colorado
- RB- Ollie Gordon II - Oklahoma State
- RB - Tahj Brooks - Texas Tech
- FB - Stevo Klotz - Iowa State
- WR - Tetairoa McMillan - Arizona
- WR - Kobe Hudson - UCF
- WR - Jayden Higgins - Iowa State
- WR - Brennan Presley - Oklahoma State
- TE - Brant Kuithe - Utah
- OL - Jonah Savaiinaea - Arizona
- OL - Luke Kandra - Cincinnati
- OL - Dalton Cooper - Oklahoma State
- OL - Joe Michalski - Oklahoma State
- OL - Whyatt Milum - West Virginia
- PK - Tyler Loop - Arizona
- KR/PR - Drae McCray Texas Tech
2024 Preseason All-Big 12 Defense:
- DL - Tyler Batty - BYU
- DL - Dontay Corleone - Cincinnati
- DL - B.J. Green II - Colorado
- DL - Lee Hunter - UCF
- DL - Junior Tafuna - Utah
- LB - Jacob Manu - Arizona
- LB - Nick Martin - Oklahoma State
- LB - Collin Oliver - Oklahoma State
- DB - Tacario Davis - Arizona
- DB - Travis Hunter - Colorado
- DB - Jeremiah Cooper - Iowa State
- DB - Cobee Bryant - Kansas
- DB - Mello Dotson - Kansas
- P - Jack Bouwmeester - Utah
The only four teams in the Big 12 not to have a player named to the Preseason All-Conference Team are Baylor, Houston, Kansas State, and TCU.
The 2024-2025 college football season kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 24.
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