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KU football continues to earn accolades


As the KU football team prepares to take on Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl Jan. 3, players and coaches continue to garner national attention with a long list of awards. Head Coach Mark Mangino’s football know-how recently has earned him the title of Associated Press Coach of the Year, Home Depot National Coach of the Year, Walter Camp Coach of the Year and Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year, in addition to the Big 12 Coach and Co-Coach awards. He also has been named a finalist for the Liberty Mutual, Eddie Robinson, Bear Bryant and George Munger Coach of the Year awards.

Mangino isn’t the only decorated Jayhawk—he had the help of many talented players and coaches. The most recent list of 2007 gridiron accolades includes:

Assistant Coach Bill Young
• Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year finalist

DE Russell Brorsen
• Academic All-America (ESPN The Magazine)
• Academic All-District (ESPN The Magazine)
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team (4.0 GPA)

WR Micah Brown
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team

OC Ryan Cantrell
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 Coaches)

OT Anthony Collins
• All America First Team (Associated Press)
• All-America First Team (Rivals.com)
• All-America First Team (cbssportsline.com)
• Walter Camp All-America Team
• Outland Trophy finalist
• All-Big 12 First Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Associated Press)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Austin American Statesman)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Rivals.com)
• Preseason All-Big 12

WR Jeff Foster
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team

CB Chris Harris
• Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (The Sporting News)
• All-Big 12 Freshman Team (The Sporting News)

WR Marcus Henry
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Austin American Statesman)

RET Marcus Herford
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Rivals.com)
• Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 10)
• Phil Steele mid-season All-Big 12 kick returner (second team)

LB James Holt
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 Coaches)

DE Jake Laptad
• All-Big 12 Freshman Team (The Sporting News)

DE John Larson
• Academic All-America Second Team (ESPN The Magazine)
• Academic All-District
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team

OG Adrian Mayes
• All-Big 12 Academic Second Team

RB Brandon McAnderson
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Rivals.com)
• Phil Steele mid-season All-Big 12 (third team)

DT James McClinton
• All-America Second Team (Associated Press)
• All-America Third Team (Rivals.com)
• Lombardi Award watch list
• Defensive Lineman of the Year (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Associated Press)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Austin American Statesman)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Rivals.com)
• Preseason All-Big 12
• Phil Steele mid-season All-Big 12 (third team)

QB/WR Kerry Meier
• All-Big 12 Academic Second Team

Joe Mortensen
• All-Big 12 First Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Associated Press)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Austin American Statesman)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Rivals.com)
• Phil Steele mid-season All-Big 12 (first team)

S Sadiq Muhammad
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team

QB Todd Reesing
• Named CollegeSportsReport.com Division I Performer of the Week vs. Central Michigan
• Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Austin American Statesman)
• Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 19)
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team

LB Mike Rivera
• Butkus Award watch list
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team
• Phil Steele mid-season All-Big 12 (third team)

OT Cesar Rodriguez
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 Coaches)

S Brian Seymour
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team (4.0 GPA)

RB Jake Sharp
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team

S Phillip Strozier
• All-Big 12 Academic Second Team

S Darrell Stuckey
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 Coaches)

CB Aqib Talib
• All-America First Team (Associated Press)
• All-America First Team (FWAA)
• All-America First Team (Rivals.com)
• All-America First Team (cbssportsline.com)
• Walter Camp All-America Team
• Jack Tatum Award Winner (best defensive back)
• Bronko Nagurski Award finalist (best defender)
• Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list
• Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist (defensive back)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Associated Press)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Austin American Statesman)
• All-Big 12 First Team (Rivals.com)
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 12)
• Preseason All-Big 12
• Playboy Magazine Preseason All-America
• Preseason First or Second Team All-America by most publications.
• CBSSportsline halfway All-America (first team)
• SI.com mid-season All-America (first team)
• Phil Steele mid-season All-America (second team)
• Phil Steele All-Big 12 (first team)

PK Scott Webb
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 Coaches)
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week at
Colorado (Oct. 22)
• Phil Steele mid-season All-Big 12 (first team)

DE Jeff Wheeler
• All-Big 12 Academic First Team