Showing posts with label big 12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label big 12. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

LSU's Mathieu & Claiborne lock down All-America team

  Tyrann Mathieu and Morris Claiborne, teammates at LSU, became the first pair from the same squad to claim the cornerback spots on the AP All-America team.  They were joined on the first team by LSU punter Brad Wing, while offensive guard Will Blackwell received second-team honors and defensive end Sam Montgomery made the third team.

Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III was named first-team quarterback while Heisman runner-up Andrew Luck was on the second-team.  The other Heisman finalists, Trent Richardson and Montee Ball were both named to the first-team.

LSU's National Championship Game opponent Alabama placed four on the first-team with offensive tackle Barrett Jones, linebacker Dont'a Hightower and safety Mark Barron joining Richardson.


First Team
Offense
QB: Robert Griffin III, junior, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Baylor 
RB: Montee Ball, junior, 5-11, 210, Wisconsin; Trent Richardson, junior, 5-11, 224, Alabama 
WR: Justin Blackmon, junior, 6-1, 215, Oklahoma State; Robert Woods, sophomore, 6-1, 180, Southern California 
TE: Dwayne Allen, junior, 6-4, 255, Clemson 
OT: Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 311, Alabama; Matt Kalil, junior, 6-7, 295, Southern California 
OG: David DeCastro, senior, 6-5, 310, Stanford; Kevin Zeitler, senior, 6-4, 318, Wisconsin 
C: David Molk, senior, 6-2, 286, Michigan.
Defense
DE: Melvin Ingram, senior, 6-2, 276, South Carolina; Whitney Mercilus, junior, 6-4, 265, Illinois 
DT: Devon Still, senior, 6-5, 310, Penn State; Jerel Worthy, junior, 6-3, 310, Michigan State 
LB: Luke Kuechly, junior, 6-3, 237, Boston College; Jarvis Jones, sophomore, 6-3, 241, Georgia; Dont'a Hightower, junior, 6-4, 260, Alabama 
CB: Morris Claiborne, junior, 6-0, 185, LSU; Tyrann Mathieu, sophomore, 5-9, 175, LSU 
S: Mark Barron, senior, 6-2, 218, Alabama; Bacarri Rambo, junior, 6-0, 218, Georgia.
Special Teams
P: Brad Wing, freshman, 6-3, 184, LSU 
K: Randy Bullock, senior, 5-9, 212, Texas A&M 
All-purpose player - Sammy Watkins, freshman, 6-1, 180, Clemson.

Second Team
Offense
QB: Andrew Luck, junior, Stanford 
RB: LaMichael James, junior, Oregon; David Wilson, junior, Virginia Tech 
WR: Ryan Broyles, senior, Oklahoma; Kendall Wright, senior, Baylor 
TE: Tyler Eifert, junior, Notre Dame 
OT: Jonathan Martin, senior, Stanford; Nate Potter, senior, Boise State 
OG: Will Blackwell, senior, LSU; Austin Pazstor, senior, Virginia 
C: Peter Konz, junior, Wisconsin.
Defense
DE: Frank Alexander, senior, Oklahoma; Vinny Curry, senior, Marshall 
DT: Joe Vellano, junior, Maryland; Derek Wolfe, senior, Cincinnati 
LB: Courtney Upshaw, senior, Alabama; Lavonte David, senior, Nebraska; Manti Teo, junior, Notre Dame
CB: David Amerson, sophomore, North Carolina State; Dre Kirkpatrick, junior, Alabama; S: Markelle Martin, senior, Oklahoma State; Antonio Allen, senior, South Carolina.
Special Teams
P: Ryan Allen, junior, Louisiana Tech
K: Caleb Sturgis, junior, Florida
All-purpose player - Joe Adams, senior, Arkansas.

Third Team
Offense
QB: Matt Barkley, junior, Southern California 
RB: Ronnie Hillman, sophomore, San Diego State; Bobby Rainey, senior, Western Kentucky 
WR: Jordan White, senior, Western Michigan; Patrick Edwards, senior, Houston 
TE: Coby Fleener, senior, Stanford 
OT: Levy Adcock, senior, Oklahoma State; Cordy Glenn, senior, Georgia 
OG: Ryan Miller, senior, Colorado; Gabe Ikard, sophomore, Oklahoma 
C: Grant Garner, senior, Oklahoma State.
Defense
DE: Sam Montgomery, sophomore, LSU; Andre Branch, senior, Clemson 
DT: John Simon, junior, Ohio State; Fletcher Cox, junior, Mississippi State 
LB: Tank Carder, senior, TCU; Sammy Brown, senior, Houston; Emmanuel Acho, senior, Texas 
CB: Nigel Malone, junior, Kansas State; Brodrick Brown, junior, Oklahoma State 
S: Josh Bush, senior, Wake Forest; George Iloka, senior, Boise State.
Special Teams
P: Shawn Powell, senior, Florida State 
K: Quinn Sharp, junior, Oklahoma State 
All-purpose player - Tavon Austin, junior, West Virginia.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Weis to coach Kansas

   It appears that once you go fat you must go back.  Kansas has hired Charlie Weis to try to rebuild the program built by fellow heavyweight Mark Mangino after an unsuccessful stint by Turner Gill.
     
Weis leaves behind the Florida Gators where as the offensive coordinator his offense ranked 102 in the nation. Quite an accomplishment to land a head coaching job after leading an offense that ranked below Eastern Michigan, Western Kentucky, Tulane and Buffalo.

Now that Weis has brought his FUPA to the Big "12" can he turn the KU program around and make them a contender?  Doubtful.  Weis likely will not be able to land the recruits needed to compete with the schools to the south.  Kansas isn't exactly a recruiting hotbed and I can only imagine how off-putting it must be to watch Weis give a recruiting pitch to someone as he BBQ sauce dribbles down his chins while he eats some Kansas City style ribs.

As a LSU fan I'm disappointed I won't get to watch this fatass roam the sidelines of Tiger Stadium every other year as a coach at Florida.  If only he was wearing purple, he'd look just like the Grimace.