For most of college football, the regular season is all wrapped up and in the books. And while there are a few stragglers trying to get some more games in before bowl season (like the Big Ten), the focus is now on conference championships and national awards - at least for most leagues.
For the Big 12, you could say the awards are the ones with a focus on the conference.
That's because after a quick look at the most respected awards in college football, and you'll notice every list has a player (or several) from the Big XII. In fact, the only program from the conference not represented on a major watch list as the season wraps up is Baylor. *There's always next year, Bears.
Below is a breakdown of the major awards that have Big 12 players still in the hunt:
2020 Big 12 Football National Awards Semifinalists
Davey O'Brien Award Wuerffel Trophy Senior CLASS Award Joe Moore Award |
John Mackey Award Chuck Bednarik Award |