BYU Leads Big 12 Football Honors as Coaches Pick LJ Martin and Kalani Sitake for Top Awards

The peer-voted selections set the stage for Saturday's Texas Tech–BYU championship rematch.

Overview

Twenty BYU players earned All-Big 12 recognition, including four First Team picks: LJ Martin, Bruce Mitchell, Jack Kelly and Tanner Wall.
Major awards went to BYU's LJ Martin as Offensive Player of the Year, Kalani Sitake as Coach of the Year and Bear Bachmeier as Offensive Freshman of the Year.
Texas Tech's Jacob Rodriguez claimed Defensive Player of the Year after a season with five forced fumbles, two recoveries and four interceptions.
Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey was named Defensive Newcomer and Defensive Lineman of the Year with an FBS‑best 12.5 sacks.
The awards, voted on by the league’s 16 head coaches who cannot vote for their own players, arrive before No. 5 Texas Tech faces No. 11 BYU on Saturday in a rematch of BYU’s lone loss this season.