All-Big 12 Academic Football Team Announced
November 20, 2007 | Football
Nov. 20, 2007
LUBBOCK, Texas - Sixteen Red Raiders were named to the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Football Team on Tuesday with nine earning first-team honors, the Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday.
Players earning first-team status include P Grant Berg (finance), QB Graham Harrell (history), IR Kelly Hildebrandt (general business), IR Eric Morris (communication studies), OL Chris Olson (general business), IR David Schaefer (bio-chemistry), DT Clint Stoffels (general business), PK Alex Trlica (finance) and IR Grant Walker (business management). Harrell, Trlica and Walker also were named the first team in 2006.
S Daniel Charbonnet (general studies), LB Brian Duncan (general business), LB Chad Hill (finance), CB Jamar Wall (exercise sport science), S Loy White (business marketing), LB Marlon Williams (civil engineering) and DE Tyler Yenzer (finance) were selected to the second team. Hill received the honor for the second-straight year.
Tech's 16 representatives on the two teams are second only to Texas, which placed 23 players on the teams. Nebraska totaled 15 players followed by Kansas and Missouri with 14 each. Colorado and Baylor each had 13 players named, while Oklahoma State and Iowa State had 11 and nine, respectively. Oklahoma State and Kansas State were represented with eight and Texas A&M had seven.
To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 grade point average or higher cumulative for the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his team's scheduled contests. First-team members must hold a 3.2 GPA or higher to qualify, while second-team honorees have to fall between 3.0 and 3.19. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
Players Mentioned
