Huskers Meet Big 12 Media

Houston -- Nebraska Football Coach Bill Callahan along with Cory Ross, Daniel Bullocks and Seppo Evwaraye met with the media Wednesday, as part of Big 12 Media Days in Houston, Texas. Click on the link to see their quotes from the interview session.

The Huskers were picked to finish third in the Big 12 North Division in a media poll, while center Kurt Mann and Bullocks were preseason All-Big 12 selections. Quarterback Zac Taylor was tabbed by the media as the Big 12’s Newcomer of the Year. Taylor passed for close to 3,000 yards and 29 touchdowns while leading his team to the NJCAA championship game last season.

2005 BIG 12 MEDIA FOOTBALL PRESEASON TEAM  (Media Vote)
Offensive Player of the Year: Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (RB, 6-2, 210, So/1L, Palestine, Texas)
Defensive Player of the Year: Rodrique Wright, Texas (DL, 6-5, 305, Sr/3L, Houston, Texas)
Newcomer of the Year: Zac Taylor, Nebraska (QB, 6-2, 210, Jr/TR, Norman, Okla.)

Offense
Jarrett Hicks, Texas Tech (WR,6-4,209 Jr/2L, Houston, Texas)
David Thomas, Texas (TE, 6-3, 245, Sr/3L, Wolfforth, Texas)
Tony Palmer, Missouri (OL, 6-2, 325, Sr/3L, Midwest City, Okla.)
Davin Joseph, Oklahoma (OL, 6-4, 312, Sr/3L, Hallandale, Fla.)
Kurt Mann, Nebraska (C, 6-3, 285, Jr/1L, Grand Island, Neb.)
Justin Blalock, Texas (OL, 6-4, 329, Jr/2L, Plano, Texas)
Jonathan Scott, Texas (OL, 6-7, 310, Sr/3L, Dallas, Texas)
Todd Blythe, Iowa State (WR, 6-5, 205, So/1L, Indianola, Iowa)
Vince Young, Texas (QB, 6-5, 230, Jr/2L, Houston, Texas)
Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (RB, 6-2, 210, So/1L, Palestine, Texas)
Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech (RB, 5-10, 205, Sr/3L, Gatesville, Texas)
Mason Crosby, Colorado (PK, 6-2, 200, Jr/2L, Georgetown, Texas)
Willie Andrews, Baylor (KR, 5-10, 190, Sr/3L, Longview, Texas)

Defense
Nick Leaders, Iowa State (DL, 6-2, 290, Sr/3L, Omaha, Neb.)
Larry Birdine, Oklahoma (DL, 6-5, 251, Jr/2L, Lawton, Okla.)
Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma (DL, 6-3, 294, Sr/3L, Lake Dallas, Texas)
Rodrique Wright, Texas (DL, 6-5, 305, Sr/3L, Houston, Texas)
Nick Reid, Kansas (LB, 6-4, 230, Sr/3L, Derby, Kan.)
Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma (LB, 6-1, 225, Jr/1L, Baton Rouge, La.)
Aaron Harris, Texas (LB, 6-0, 235, Sr/3L, Mesquite, Texas)
Charles Gordon, Kansas (DB, 5-11, 170, Jr/RS, Carson, Calif.)
Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska (DB, 6-1, 205, Sr/3L, Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Michael Huff, Texas (DB, 6-1, 205, Sr/3L, Irving, Texas)
Jaxson Appel, Texas A&M (DB, 6-0, 198, Sr/3L, Friendswood, Texas)
Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (P, 6-3, 222, Jr/2L, Dallas, Texas)
Danny Amendola, Texas Tech (PR, 5-11, 174, So/1L, The Woodlands, Texas)