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00:00 While the regular season is over, the Texas Longhorns are prepping to play in the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday.
00:08 But before they face the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Arlington, Texas earns some major honors.
00:14 The Big 12 Conference revealed its all-conference award winners and teams on Wednesday,
00:19 and the Longhorns had 26 total players receiving postseason honors.
00:24 There were seven players on the all-Big 12 first team, including Xavier Worthy, Jatavion Sanders, Kelvin Banks Jr.,
00:32 Bert Auburn, Byron Murphy, T'Von Drey Sweat, and Jalen Ford.
00:36 On the second team was Jonathan Brooks, Adoni Mitchell, and J.D. Barron.
00:41 Along with those honors, defensive tackle T'Von Drey Swift was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
00:47 Wide receiver Adoni Mitchell was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.
00:51 And the Freshman of the Year was given to linebacker Anthony Hill,
00:55 and the Defensive Lineman of the Year was given to defensive tackle Byron Murphy.
00:59 While the honors are great, there is no denying that this Longhorns team is hungry for a spot in the college football playoff.
01:06 But first, Oklahoma State stands in the way.
01:09 From Longhorns Country, I'm Alexandra Cox.