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December 10th
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Washington State has now lost its top two wide receviers
From ESPN … Washington State leading wide receiver Tavares Martin Jr. has been dismissed from the program for an undisclosed violation of team rules, according to a team spokesman.
Martin led the Cougars with 70 catches for 831 yards and nine touchdowns during the regular season and has 150 catches for 1,683 yards and 17 touchdowns over the past three years.
Martin disputed WSU’s characterization of his departure on Twitter.
I was dismissed from the team because I asked for my release. I never knew me asking for my release was a violation of the team rules.
He is the second wide receiver to exit the program since the regular season ended, joining former high school teammate Isaiah Johnson-Mack. Johnson-Mack ranked second on the team with 555 receiving yards this year and third with 60 receptions. Both players are from Belle Glade, Florida.
No. 18 Washington State (9-3) will play No. 16 Michigan State (9-3) in the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28.
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Associated Press All-Pac-12 teams include three Buffs
From the Associated Press … No surprise here: Stanford’s Bryce Love leads The Associated Press All-Pac-12 Conference football team.
Love was named the AP’s All-Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year by unanimous vote, and also earned first-team honors at running back. It was the latest of many honors this season for the junior, who is one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Love, whose Heisman campaign social media hashtag was #HeismanLove, joins Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson. The winner will be revealed at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York on Saturday.
Love is averaging 164.4 yards a game, tops among Power 5 running backs. He’s averaging 8.3 yards per carry, has 17 touchdowns and set the FBS record with 12 runs of at least 50 yards this season. He ran for 1,973 total yards this season.
Among the other top AP honors: USC’s Clay Helton was named Coach of the Year, Washington State’s Hercules Mata’afa was named Defensive Player of the Year, and Arizona’s Khalil Tate was named Newcomer of the Year for his stunning breakout season. All four recipients were first-time winners.
USC quarterback Sam Darnold was named first-team quarterback, while crosstown rival Josh Rosen was named QB for the second team.
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The Associated Press All-Pac-12 Conference football team, with position, name, school, height, weight, class and hometown:
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB — Sam Darnold, USC, 6-4, 220, So., Capistrano Beach, California.
RB — Bryce Love, Stanford, 5-10, 196, Jr., Wake Forest, North Carolina.
RB — Ronald Jones II, USC, 6-0, 200, Jr., McKinney, Texas.
T — Cole Madison, Washington St., 6-5, 314, Sr., Burien, Washington.
T — Tyrell Crosby, Oregon, 6-5, 310, Sr., Henderson, Nevada.
G — Cody O’Connell, Washington St., 6-9, 368, Sr., Wenatchee, Washington.
G — David Bright, Stanford, 6-5, 299, Sr., Yorba Linda, California.
C — Coleman Shelton, Washington, 6-4, 299, Sr., Pasadena, California.
TE — Kaden Smith, Stanford, 6-5, 250, So., Flower Mound, Texas.
WR — N’Keal Harry, Arizona St., 6-4, 216, So., Chandler, Arizona.
WR — (tie) Deontay Burnett, USC, 6-0, 170, Jr., Compton, California.
Darren Andrews, UCLA, 5-10, 195, Sr., Phillips Ranch, California.
All-purpose player — Dante Pettis, Washington, 6-1, 195, Sr., San Clemente, California.
K — Matt Gay, Utah, 6-1, 220, Jr., Orem, Utah.
Defense
DE — Rasheem Green, USC, 6-4, 275, Jr., Los Angeles.
DE — Hercules Mata’afa, Washington St., 6-2, 252, Jr., Lahaina, Hawaii.
DT — Vita Vea, Washington, 6-5, 340, Jr., Milpitas, California.
DT — Hercules Mata’afa, Washington St., 6-2, 252, Lahaina, Hawaii.
LB — Christian Sam, Arizona St., 6-2, 237, Jr., Allen, Texas.
LB — Uchenna Nwosu, USC, 6-2, 240, Sr., Carson, California.
LB — Troy Dye, Oregon, 6-4, 224, So., Norco, California.
CB — Isaiah Oliver, Colorado, 6-1, 190, Jr., Goodyear, Arizona.
CB — Arrion Springs, Oregon, 6-0, 205, Sr., San Antonio.
S — Jalen Thompson, Washington St., 6-0, 191, So., Downey, California.
S — Justin Reid, Stanford, 6-2, 204, Jr., Prairieville, Louisiana.
P — Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah, 6-2, 220, Jr., Perth, Australia.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB — Josh Rosen, UCLA, 6-4, 218, Jr., Manhattan Beach, California.
RB — Royce Freeman, Oregon, 6-0, 238, Sr., Imperial, California.
RB — Myles Gaskin, Washington, 5-10, 191, Jr., Lynnwood, Washington.
T — Jeromy Irwin, Colorado, 6-5, 300, Sr., Cypress, Texas.
T — (tie) A.T. Hall, Stanford, 6-5, 297, Sr., Glendale, Arizona.
Kolton Miller, UCLA, 6-8, 310, Jr., Roseville, California.
Kaleb McGary, Washington, 6-7, 318, Jr., Fife, Washington.
G — Salesi Uhatafe, Utah, 6-5, 320, Sr., Euless, Texas.
G — Nate Herbig, Stanford, 6-4, 339, So., Kalaheo, Hawaii.
C — Nathan Eldridge, Arizona, 6-3, 297, So., Anthem, Arizona.
TE — Noah Togiai, Oregon St., 6-4, 246, Jr., West Valley, Utah.
WR — Darren Carrington, Utah, 6-3, 205, Sr., San Diego.
WR — Tavares Martin, Washington St., 6-1, 183, Jr., Belle Glade, Florida.
All-purpose player — Phillip Lindsay, Colorado, 5-8, 190, Sr., Aurora, Colorado.
K — Erick Powell, Washington St., 6-1, 202, Sr., Vancouver, Washington.
Defense
DE — (tie) Kylan Wilborn, Arizona, 6-2, 245, Fr., Northridge, California
Bradlee Anae, Utah, 6-3, 265, So., Laie, Hawaii.
DE — (tie) Christian Rector, USC, 6-4, 275, So., South Pasadena, California.
Jalen Jelks, Oregon, 6-6, 245, Jr., Phoenix.
DT — Harrison Phillips, Stanford, 6-4, 295, Sr., Omaha, Nebraska.
DT — JoJo Wicker, Arizona St., 6-3, 273, Jr., Long Beach, California.
LB — Cameron Smith, USC, 6-2, 250, Jr., Roseville, California.
LB — Manase Hungalu, Oregon St., 6-1, 238, Sr., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
LB — Kenny Young, UCLA, 6-1, 235, Sr., New Orleans.
CB — (tie) Jack Jones, USC, 5-11, 170, So., Long Beach, California.
Jace Whittaker, Arizona, 5-11, 182, Jr., Oceanside, California.
CB — (tie) Quentin Weeks, Stanford, 6-2, 197, Jr., San Diego.
Iman Marshall, USC, 6-1, 205, Jr., Long Beach, California.
S — Chase Hansen, Utah, 6-3, 220, Jr., Highland, Utah.
S — Chris Hawkins, USC, 5-11, 190, Sr., Las Vegas.
P — Jake Bailey, Stanford, 6-2, 193, Jr., Solana Beach, California.
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Coach of the Year: Clay Helton
Offensive Player of the Year: Bryce Love, Stanford.
Defensive Player of the Year: Hercules Mata’afa, Washington St.
Newcomer of the Year: Khalil Tate, Arizona.
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Voting Panel:
Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon); Lynn Worthy, The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune; Stephanie Loh, The Seattle Times; Tony Parks, 1280 The Zone, Salt Lake City; Adam Jude, The Seattle Times; Danny Moran, The Oregonian/OregonLive.com; Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post; Jon Wilner, The Mercury News (San Jose, California); Brian Howell, Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera; Theo Lawson, Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington).
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National award winners include two from the Pac-12
From CBS Sports …
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December 7th
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USA Today Assistant coach pay listings
… For 2017, so already outdated due to the coaching carousel which has shuffled the deck several time over, but still telling …
The full database can be found here … showing Oregon’s Jim Leavitt at No. 12 in the nation, at $1,150,000.00 annually. The next highest assistant coach in the Pac-12 was Washington defensive coordinator Pete Kwiakowski, at No. 21 nationally at $876,500.00.
Colorado defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot was No. 41 in the country in terms of salary, at $700,000.00 this fall.
In terms of total pay for the assistant coaches, Washington was the highest in the Pac-12, at $4,678,040, followed by Oregon ($3,945,000) and UCLA ($3,707,500). Colorado came in at No. 6 overall, at $3,066,269.00.
CU’s assistant coaches for 2017 (listings are national rank, school pay, maximum pay, and maximum bonus:
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December 5th
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Isaiah Oliver first-team All-Pac-12; five Buffs receive honorable mention
Press release from CUBuffs.com … Junior CB Isaiah Oliver‘s first-team pick highlights the six Colorado Buffaloes selected to the 2017 Pac-12 Football All-Conference Teams that the league office announced Tuesday.
The teams, a first-, second- and honorable mention picks, are comprised via a vote by league coaches. This was the first year of polling where coaches could not vote for one of their own players.
Oliver becomes the sixth Buff to garner first-team All-Pac-12 honors since CU joined the league in 2011 (fourth via a coaches vote while the other two, Chidobe Awuzie and Tedric Thompson in 2016, were first-team Associated Press selections).
Colorado’s other five selections for this year’s honors – junior inside linebacker Rick Gamboa, senior left tackle Jeromy Irwin, senior running back Phillip Lindsay, sophomore quarterback Steven Montez and junior defensive back Evan Worthington – were all named All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
Oliver led the conference in passes defended (breakups plus interceptions) and tied for seventh in the FBS with 1.50 per game. He played in 10 contests, missing two due to injury, and despite that fact his 13 total pass breakups ranked in a tie for second in the league and tied for 12th nationally. Oliver also intercepted two passes on the season.
Last Friday, Oliver declared his intentions to leave school early and enter 2018 NFL Draft. Thus, he finishes his career tied for 10th in Colorado history for the most pass breakups with 30 in his three seasons in Boulder.
Additionally, Oliver was named a second-team All-American cornerback on Tuesday by SB Nation.
Lindsay follows up his second-team selection from 2016 with his honorable mention pick this year. Lindsay not only led the Pac-12 in rushing attempts, he also led the nation with 301, which went for 1,474 yards and he scored 14 TDs on the ground. He also caught 23 passes that went for 257 yards and another score. In all, Lindsay had 324 touches and did not fumble one single time.
He finishes his CU career with 24 school records to his name. He is Colorado’s all-time leader in career all-purpose yards with 5,760 (3,635 rushing, 976 receiving, 1,077 kickoff returns) and yards from scrimmage with 4,683, second in rushing yards (3,707), and is fourth in scoring (234 points).
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ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION
COLORADO: LB Rick Gamboa, Jr.; OL Jeromy Irwin, Sr.; RB Phillip Lindsay, Sr.; QB Steven Montez, So.; DB Evan Worthington, Jr.
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December 10th
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Washington State has now lost its top two wide receviers
From ESPN … Washington State leading wide receiver Tavares Martin Jr. has been dismissed from the program for an undisclosed violation of team rules, according to a team spokesman.
Martin led the Cougars with 70 catches for 831 yards and nine touchdowns during the regular season and has 150 catches for 1,683 yards and 17 touchdowns over the past three years.
Martin disputed WSU’s characterization of his departure on Twitter.
I was dismissed from the team because I asked for my release. I never knew me asking for my release was a violation of the team rules.
He is the second wide receiver to exit the program since the regular season ended, joining former high school teammate Isaiah Johnson-Mack. Johnson-Mack ranked second on the team with 555 receiving yards this year and third with 60 receptions. Both players are from Belle Glade, Florida.
No. 18 Washington State (9-3) will play No. 16 Michigan State (9-3) in the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28.
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December 9th
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Associated Press All-Pac-12 teams include three Buffs
From the Associated Press … No surprise here: Stanford’s Bryce Love leads The Associated Press All-Pac-12 Conference football team.
Love was named the AP’s All-Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year by unanimous vote, and also earned first-team honors at running back. It was the latest of many honors this season for the junior, who is one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Love, whose Heisman campaign social media hashtag was #HeismanLove, joins Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson. The winner will be revealed at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York on Saturday.
Love is averaging 164.4 yards a game, tops among Power 5 running backs. He’s averaging 8.3 yards per carry, has 17 touchdowns and set the FBS record with 12 runs of at least 50 yards this season. He ran for 1,973 total yards this season.
Among the other top AP honors: USC’s Clay Helton was named Coach of the Year, Washington State’s Hercules Mata’afa was named Defensive Player of the Year, and Arizona’s Khalil Tate was named Newcomer of the Year for his stunning breakout season. All four recipients were first-time winners.
USC quarterback Sam Darnold was named first-team quarterback, while crosstown rival Josh Rosen was named QB for the second team.
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The Associated Press All-Pac-12 Conference football team, with position, name, school, height, weight, class and hometown:
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB — Sam Darnold, USC, 6-4, 220, So., Capistrano Beach, California.
RB — Bryce Love, Stanford, 5-10, 196, Jr., Wake Forest, North Carolina.
RB — Ronald Jones II, USC, 6-0, 200, Jr., McKinney, Texas.
T — Cole Madison, Washington St., 6-5, 314, Sr., Burien, Washington.
T — Tyrell Crosby, Oregon, 6-5, 310, Sr., Henderson, Nevada.
G — Cody O’Connell, Washington St., 6-9, 368, Sr., Wenatchee, Washington.
G — David Bright, Stanford, 6-5, 299, Sr., Yorba Linda, California.
C — Coleman Shelton, Washington, 6-4, 299, Sr., Pasadena, California.
TE — Kaden Smith, Stanford, 6-5, 250, So., Flower Mound, Texas.
WR — N’Keal Harry, Arizona St., 6-4, 216, So., Chandler, Arizona.
WR — (tie) Deontay Burnett, USC, 6-0, 170, Jr., Compton, California.
Darren Andrews, UCLA, 5-10, 195, Sr., Phillips Ranch, California.
All-purpose player — Dante Pettis, Washington, 6-1, 195, Sr., San Clemente, California.
K — Matt Gay, Utah, 6-1, 220, Jr., Orem, Utah.
Defense
DE — Rasheem Green, USC, 6-4, 275, Jr., Los Angeles.
DE — Hercules Mata’afa, Washington St., 6-2, 252, Jr., Lahaina, Hawaii.
DT — Vita Vea, Washington, 6-5, 340, Jr., Milpitas, California.
DT — Hercules Mata’afa, Washington St., 6-2, 252, Lahaina, Hawaii.
LB — Christian Sam, Arizona St., 6-2, 237, Jr., Allen, Texas.
LB — Uchenna Nwosu, USC, 6-2, 240, Sr., Carson, California.
LB — Troy Dye, Oregon, 6-4, 224, So., Norco, California.
CB — Isaiah Oliver, Colorado, 6-1, 190, Jr., Goodyear, Arizona.
CB — Arrion Springs, Oregon, 6-0, 205, Sr., San Antonio.
S — Jalen Thompson, Washington St., 6-0, 191, So., Downey, California.
S — Justin Reid, Stanford, 6-2, 204, Jr., Prairieville, Louisiana.
P — Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah, 6-2, 220, Jr., Perth, Australia.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB — Josh Rosen, UCLA, 6-4, 218, Jr., Manhattan Beach, California.
RB — Royce Freeman, Oregon, 6-0, 238, Sr., Imperial, California.
RB — Myles Gaskin, Washington, 5-10, 191, Jr., Lynnwood, Washington.
T — Jeromy Irwin, Colorado, 6-5, 300, Sr., Cypress, Texas.
T — (tie) A.T. Hall, Stanford, 6-5, 297, Sr., Glendale, Arizona.
Kolton Miller, UCLA, 6-8, 310, Jr., Roseville, California.
Kaleb McGary, Washington, 6-7, 318, Jr., Fife, Washington.
G — Salesi Uhatafe, Utah, 6-5, 320, Sr., Euless, Texas.
G — Nate Herbig, Stanford, 6-4, 339, So., Kalaheo, Hawaii.
C — Nathan Eldridge, Arizona, 6-3, 297, So., Anthem, Arizona.
TE — Noah Togiai, Oregon St., 6-4, 246, Jr., West Valley, Utah.
WR — Darren Carrington, Utah, 6-3, 205, Sr., San Diego.
WR — Tavares Martin, Washington St., 6-1, 183, Jr., Belle Glade, Florida.
All-purpose player — Phillip Lindsay, Colorado, 5-8, 190, Sr., Aurora, Colorado.
K — Erick Powell, Washington St., 6-1, 202, Sr., Vancouver, Washington.
Defense
DE — (tie) Kylan Wilborn, Arizona, 6-2, 245, Fr., Northridge, California
Bradlee Anae, Utah, 6-3, 265, So., Laie, Hawaii.
DE — (tie) Christian Rector, USC, 6-4, 275, So., South Pasadena, California.
Jalen Jelks, Oregon, 6-6, 245, Jr., Phoenix.
DT — Harrison Phillips, Stanford, 6-4, 295, Sr., Omaha, Nebraska.
DT — JoJo Wicker, Arizona St., 6-3, 273, Jr., Long Beach, California.
LB — Cameron Smith, USC, 6-2, 250, Jr., Roseville, California.
LB — Manase Hungalu, Oregon St., 6-1, 238, Sr., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
LB — Kenny Young, UCLA, 6-1, 235, Sr., New Orleans.
CB — (tie) Jack Jones, USC, 5-11, 170, So., Long Beach, California.
Jace Whittaker, Arizona, 5-11, 182, Jr., Oceanside, California.
CB — (tie) Quentin Weeks, Stanford, 6-2, 197, Jr., San Diego.
Iman Marshall, USC, 6-1, 205, Jr., Long Beach, California.
S — Chase Hansen, Utah, 6-3, 220, Jr., Highland, Utah.
S — Chris Hawkins, USC, 5-11, 190, Sr., Las Vegas.
P — Jake Bailey, Stanford, 6-2, 193, Jr., Solana Beach, California.
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Coach of the Year: Clay Helton
Offensive Player of the Year: Bryce Love, Stanford.
Defensive Player of the Year: Hercules Mata’afa, Washington St.
Newcomer of the Year: Khalil Tate, Arizona.
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Voting Panel:
Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon); Lynn Worthy, The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune; Stephanie Loh, The Seattle Times; Tony Parks, 1280 The Zone, Salt Lake City; Adam Jude, The Seattle Times; Danny Moran, The Oregonian/OregonLive.com; Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post; Jon Wilner, The Mercury News (San Jose, California); Brian Howell, Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera; Theo Lawson, Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington).
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December 8th
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National award winners include two from the Pac-12
From CBS Sports …
| Award | Category | 2017 Winner |
| Maxwell Award | Player of the Year | Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma |
| Walter Camp Award | Player of the Year | Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma |
| Home Depot Award | Coach of the Year | Scott Frost, UCF |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Best Defensive Back | Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama |
| Davey O’Brien Award | Best Quarterback | Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma |
| Rimington Trophy | Best Center | Billy Price, Ohio State |
| Lou Groza Award | Best Placekicker | Matt Gay, Utah |
| Butkus Award | Best Linebacker | Roquan Smith, Georgia |
| Doak Walker Award | Best Running Back | Bryce Love, Stanford |
| Biletnikoff Award | Best Wide Receiver | James Washington, Oklahoma State |
| John Mackey Award | Best Tight End | Mark Andrews, Oklahoma |
| Outland Trophy | Best Interior Lineman | Ed Oliver, Houston |
| Ray Guy Award | Best Punter | Michael Dickson, Texas |
| Bednarik Award | Defensive Player of the Year | Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama |
| Nagurski Trophy | Defensive Player of the Year | Bradley Chubb, NC State |
| Disney Spirit Award | Most Inspirational | Iowa Children’s Hospital |
| William V. Campbell Trophy | Academic Heisman | Micah Kiser, Virginia |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Community Service | Courtney Love, Kentucky |
| Broyles Award | Best Assistant Coach | Tony Elliott, Clemson |
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USA Today Assistant coach pay listings
… For 2017, so already outdated due to the coaching carousel which has shuffled the deck several time over, but still telling …
The full database can be found here … showing Oregon’s Jim Leavitt at No. 12 in the nation, at $1,150,000.00 annually. The next highest assistant coach in the Pac-12 was Washington defensive coordinator Pete Kwiakowski, at No. 21 nationally at $876,500.00.
Colorado defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot was No. 41 in the country in terms of salary, at $700,000.00 this fall.
In terms of total pay for the assistant coaches, Washington was the highest in the Pac-12, at $4,678,040, followed by Oregon ($3,945,000) and UCLA ($3,707,500). Colorado came in at No. 6 overall, at $3,066,269.00.
CU’s assistant coaches for 2017 (listings are national rank, school pay, maximum pay, and maximum bonus:
| 41 | Colorado | Pac-12 | D.J. Eliot | $700,000 | $700,000 | $145,834 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 116 | Colorado | Pac-12 | Brian Lindgren | $487,232 | $487,232 | $59,840 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 207 | Colorado | Pac-12 | Darrin Chiaverini | $375,000 | $375,000 | $78,125 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 289 | Colorado | Pac-12 | Klayton Adams | $315,000 | $315,000 | $65,625 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 293 | Colorado | Pac-12 | Gary Bernardi | $311,625 | $311,625 | $59,808 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 377 | Colorado | Pac-12 | Jim Jeffcoat | $269,012 | $269,012 | $56,043 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 462 | Colorado | Pac-12 | Ross Els | $225,000 | $225,000 | $46,875 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 499 | Colorado | Pac-12 | ShaDon Brown | $200,000 | $200,000 | $41,666 | $3,066,269 | — |
| 537 | Colorado | Pac-12 | Darian Hagan | $183,400 | $183,400 | $38,209 | $3,066,269 | — |
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Isaiah Oliver first-team All-Pac-12; five Buffs receive honorable mention
Press release from CUBuffs.com … Junior CB Isaiah Oliver‘s first-team pick highlights the six Colorado Buffaloes selected to the 2017 Pac-12 Football All-Conference Teams that the league office announced Tuesday.
The teams, a first-, second- and honorable mention picks, are comprised via a vote by league coaches. This was the first year of polling where coaches could not vote for one of their own players.
Oliver becomes the sixth Buff to garner first-team All-Pac-12 honors since CU joined the league in 2011 (fourth via a coaches vote while the other two, Chidobe Awuzie and Tedric Thompson in 2016, were first-team Associated Press selections).
Colorado’s other five selections for this year’s honors – junior inside linebacker Rick Gamboa, senior left tackle Jeromy Irwin, senior running back Phillip Lindsay, sophomore quarterback Steven Montez and junior defensive back Evan Worthington – were all named All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
Oliver led the conference in passes defended (breakups plus interceptions) and tied for seventh in the FBS with 1.50 per game. He played in 10 contests, missing two due to injury, and despite that fact his 13 total pass breakups ranked in a tie for second in the league and tied for 12th nationally. Oliver also intercepted two passes on the season.
Last Friday, Oliver declared his intentions to leave school early and enter 2018 NFL Draft. Thus, he finishes his career tied for 10th in Colorado history for the most pass breakups with 30 in his three seasons in Boulder.
Additionally, Oliver was named a second-team All-American cornerback on Tuesday by SB Nation.
Lindsay follows up his second-team selection from 2016 with his honorable mention pick this year. Lindsay not only led the Pac-12 in rushing attempts, he also led the nation with 301, which went for 1,474 yards and he scored 14 TDs on the ground. He also caught 23 passes that went for 257 yards and another score. In all, Lindsay had 324 touches and did not fumble one single time.
He finishes his CU career with 24 school records to his name. He is Colorado’s all-time leader in career all-purpose yards with 5,760 (3,635 rushing, 976 receiving, 1,077 kickoff returns) and yards from scrimmage with 4,683, second in rushing yards (3,707), and is fourth in scoring (234 points).
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| First Team Offense | Second Team Offense | ||
| QB | Sam Darnold, RSo., USC | QB | Josh Rosen, Jr., UCLA |
| RB | Ronald Jones II, Jr., USC | RB | Royce Freeman, Sr., Oregon |
| RB | Bryce Love, Jr., Stanford | RB | Myles Gaskin, Jr, Washington |
| WR | N’Keal Harry, So., Arizona State | WR | Deontay Burnett, Jr., USC |
| WR | Dante Pettis, Sr., Washington | WR | Darren Carrington II, Sr., Utah |
| TE | Dalton Shultz, Sr., Stanford | TE | Will Dissly, Sr., Washington |
| OL | Tyrell Crosby, Sr., Oregon | OL | David Bright, RSr., Stanford |
| OL | Nate Herbig, So., Stanford | OL | Toa Lobendahn, RJr., USC |
| OL | Kaleb McGary, Jr., Washington | OL | Cole Madison, RSr., Washington State |
| OL | Cody O’Connell, RSr., Washington State | OL | Kolton Miller, RJr., UCLA |
| OL | Coleman Shelton, Sr., Washington | OL | Salesi Uhatafe, Sr., Utah |
| First Team Defense | Second Team Defense | ||
| DL | Rasheem Green, Jr., USC | DL | Greg Gaines, Jr., Washington |
| DL | Hercules Mata’afa, RJr., Washington State | DL | Jalen Jelks, RJr., Oregon |
| DL | Harrison Phillips, Sr., Stanford | DL | Christian Rector, RSo., USC |
| DL | Vita Vea, Jr., Washington | DL | JoJo Wicker, Jr., Arizona State |
| LB | Uchenna Nwosu, Sr., USC | LB | Keishawn Bierra, Sr., Washington |
| LB | Cameron Smith, Jr., USC | LB | Ben Burr-Kirven, Jr., Washington |
| LB | Kenny Young, Sr., UCLA | LB | Troy Dye, So., Oregon |
| DB | Isaiah Oliver, Jr., Colorado | DB | Julian Blackmon, So., Utah |
| DB | Taylor Rapp, So., Washington | DB | Chase Lucas, RFr., Arizona State |
| DB | Justin Reid, Jr., Stanford | DB | Jojo McIntosh, Jr., Washington |
| DB | Marvell Tell, Jr., USC | DB | Quenton Meeks, Jr., Stanford |
| DB | Jalen Thompson, So., Washington State | ||
| DB | Jaleel Wadood, Sr., UCLA |
| First Team Specialists | Second Team Specialists | ||
| PK | Matt Gay, Jr., Utah | PK | Erik Powell, RSr., Washington State |
| P | Mitch Wishnowsky, Jr., Utah (1) | P | Jake Bailey, Jr., Stanford |
| RS | Dante Pettis, Sr., Washington | RS | Boobie Hobbs, Sr., Utah |
| AP/ST | Brenden Schooler, So., Oregon | AP/ST | Matt Lopes, RSr., USC |
| AP/ST | Michael Pittman Jr., So., USC |
ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION
COLORADO: LB Rick Gamboa, Jr.; OL Jeromy Irwin, Sr.; RB Phillip Lindsay, Sr.; QB Steven Montez, So.; DB Evan Worthington, Jr.
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