Four Huskers Named to AP All-Time All-Big 12 Team

Four Huskers were named to the Associated Press’ all-time, all-Big 12 team announced on Wednesday, as the conference prepares for its final weekend of regular-season play as a 12-team league. Ndamukong Suh, who will have his No. 93 jersey retired Friday during the Nebraska-Colorado game, highlighted Nebraska’s selections by being chosen as the top defensive player in Big 12 history.

Suh was joined on the four-player defensive line by another Husker great, Grant Wistrom. Suh received 16 of the 20 votes to earn the spot as the top defensive player, while Wistrom received one vote. On the offensive line, Dominic Raiola was named the all-time all-Big 12 center, while Aaron Taylor also earned a spot on the line. Oklahoma topped the list with seven selections, while Texas had six players named to the squad. Nebraska’s four selections ranked third as no other school had more than two players named to the team.

Suh was the 2009-10 Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year and was also the first defender ever to be named the AP Collegiate Player of the Year. Wistrom was the 1997-98 Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year when he helped lead Nebraska to an undefeated season that included a Big 12 and National Championship. Raiola was the 2000 winner of the Dave Rimington Award as the nation’s best center, while Taylor was the 1997 Outland Trophy Winner while teaming up with Wistrom to win three national championships in four years. All four Huskers who earned a spot on the list have had their jersey retired.

Several other Huskers earned votes but came up shy of earning a spot on the team. Offensive linemen Chris Dishman, Toniu Fonoto and Richie Incognito all received one vote, while I-back Ahman Green and place-kicker Alex Henery also received one vote each. Defensively, safety Mike Brown earned four votes, while safety Mike Minter and linebacker Carlos Polk each earned one vote.

The team was chosen by a panel of 20 voters from newspapers across the league’s seven states. The complete team and voting results can be found here.