It’s a good week to be a Texas Longhorn. The team’s 11-1 season comes with plenty of accolades, and the Big 12 gave the team its due recognition leading up to the conference title game.
Several Texas players received conference honors from the Big 12. The defense and special teams possessed the most shine.
Defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat’s breakout season culminates in a Big 12 defensive player of the year award. That might be a rarity for defensive tackles, but Sweat’s impact is unquestioned.
Fellow defensive tackle Byron Murphy received well-earned recognition in Big 12 football honors announcements. Murphy was named the Big 12 defensive lineman of the year. On offense, Texas wide receiver Adonai Mitchell took home Big 12 offensive newcomer of the year honors.
Let’s look at what other Longhorns received recognition in the Big 12’s first team list.
Quarterback
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) runs for a touchdown during the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Dillon Gabriel (Oklahoma)
Gabriel was our pick to earn the first-team nod at quarterback for the Big 12 this season. His recognition is warranted after leading the most explosive offense in the conference.
Running back
Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II (0) scores a touchdown as Kansas State’s Kobe Savage (2) and Marques Sigle (21) defend in the the first half of the college football game between the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and the Kansas State Wildcats at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. Okla., Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Ollie Gordon (Oklahoma State), Tahj Brooks (Texas Tech)
Gordon was the best offensive player in the Big 12 this season. He willed Oklahoma State into the Big 12 title game and should be the Doak Walker award winner.
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