Guthrie’s Kye Staley went from playing, to not playing, to no longer playing football and back to playing.
It has been a long road for the Oklahoma State Cowboy fullback, but his hard work and dedication paid off as he was named to the 2011 All-Big 12 Second Team Offense.
The junior played in all 12 regular season games and was called upon throughout the year to open up holes for the Cowboys running backs to sneak past. In addition, Staley hauled in 10 catches for 81-yards, including a 18-yard touchdown reception against Baylor. Related story
Staley and the Cowboys finished the season with an 11-1 record and won the Big 12 Conference Championship. The result of that will be Oklahoma State’s first ever BCS bowl game when they take on Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Guthrie product, who led the Jays to the 2007 state championship, was a prized recruit for the Cowboys whom he chosen over Arkansas. Staley was among the top 150 in the nation according to ESPN.
Staley played multiple positions in leading Guthrie to the state championship in 2007. He ran for 1,380 yards and 28 touchdowns while passing for 625 yards, and caught 10 passes for 320 yards. Staley left the Guthrie program with multiple school records.
From the Big XII Office.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
| Offensive Player of the Year Robert Griffin III, Baylor, Jr., QB, Copperas Cove, Texas | Offensive Freshman of the Year Tyler Lockett, Kansas State, WR, Tulsa, Okla. |
| Co-Defensive Players of the Year A.J. Klein, Iowa State, Jr., LB, Kimberly, Wis. Frank Alexander, Oklahoma, Sr., DE, Baton Rouge, La. | Defensive Freshman of the Year Quandre Diggs, Texas, DB, Angleton, Texas |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State, Jr., PK/P, Mansfield, Texas | Offensive Lineman of the Year Grant Garner, Oklahoma State, Sr., Mesquite, Texas |
| Offensive Newcomer of the Year Aaron Horne, Iowa State, Jr., WR, Oakland, Calif. | Defensive Lineman of the Year Frank Alexander, Oklahoma, Sr., DE, Baton Rouge, La. |
| Defensive Newcomer of the Year Arthur Brown, Kansas State, Jr., LB, Wichita, Kan. | Coach of the Year Bill Snyder, Kansas State, 20th Season |
| 2011 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | Jr. | Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove |
| RB | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | Sr. | DeKalb, Texas/DeKalb/Houston/Texarkana College |
| RB | Henry Josey | Missouri | So. | Angleton, Texas/Angleton |
| FB | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | So. | Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge |
| WR | Kendall Wright** | Baylor | Sr. | Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg |
| WR | Ryan Broyles^ | Oklahoma | Sr. | Norman, Okla./Norman |
| WR | Justin Blackmon** ^ | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Ardmore, Okla./Plainview |
| TE | Michael Egnew ^ | Missouri | Sr. | Plainview, Texas/Plainview |
| OL | Philip Blake | Baylor | Sr. | Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Champlain Regional Prep/Tyler (Texas) JC |
| OL | Kelechi Osemele | Iowa State | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Langham Creek |
| OL | Clyde Aufner | Kansas State | Sr. | Raymore, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar |
| OL | Gabe Ikard | Oklahoma | So. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness |
| OL | Levy Adcock** ^ | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Claremore, Okla./Sequoyah/NE Okla. A&M JC |
| OL | Grant Garner | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas/North Mesquite |
| PK | Quinn Sharp | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas/Summit |
| KR/PR | Fozzy Whittaker | Texas | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Pearland |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| DL | Ray Kibble | Kansas State | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Navarro JC |
| DL | Frank Alexander** | Oklahoma | Sr. | Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab |
| DL | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | Jr. | Dewar, Okla./Dewar |
| DL | Jamie Blatnick | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Celina, Texas/Celina |
| DL | Alex Okafor** | Texas | Jr. | Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville |
| LB | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | Jr. | Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly |
| LB | Arthur Brown | Kansas State | Jr. | Wichita, Kan./Miami |
| LB | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/St. Mark’s |
| DB | Nigel Malone | Kansas State | Jr. | Manteca, Calif./City College of San Francisco |
| DB | Jamell Fleming | Oklahoma | Sr. | Arlington, Texas/Seguin |
| DB | Brodrick Brown | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Houston, Texas/Westfield |
| DB | Markelle Martin | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider |
| DB | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | Jr. | Brownwood, Texas/Early |
| P | Quinn Sharp ^ | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas/Summit |
| 2011 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Brandon Weeden | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe |
| RB | Joseph Randle | Oklahoma State | So. | Wichita, Kan./Southeast |
| RB | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | Sr. | DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto |
| FB | Kye Staley | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie |
| WR | Kenny Stills | Oklahoma | So. | Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon |
| WR | Josh Cooper | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Mustang, Okla./Mustang |
| WR | Ryan Swope | Texas A&M | Jr. | Austin, Texas/Westlake |
| TE | James Hanna | Oklahoma | Sr. | Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound |
| OL | Robert T. Griffin | Baylor | Sr. | Euless, Texas/Trinity/Navarro College |
| OL | Hayworth Hicks | Iowa State | Sr. | Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale/Antelope Valley |
| OL | Jeremiah Hatch | Kansas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/Carter |
| OL | Zach Hanson | Kansas State | Sr. | Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento CC |
| OL | Luke Joeckel | Texas A&M | So. | Arlington, Texas/Arlington |
| OL | LaAdrian Waddle | Texas Tech | Jr. | Columbus, Texas/Columbus |
| PK | Randy Bullock | Texas A&M | Sr. | Klein, Texas/Klein |
| KR/PR | Tyler Lockett | Kansas State | Fr. | Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| DL | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste | Baylor | Sr. | Stafford, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep |
| DL | Jacquies Smith # | Missouri | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff |
| DL | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | So. | Plano, Texas/Plano West |
| DL | Kheeston Randall | Texas | Sr. | Beaumont, Texas/Kelly |
| DL | Tony Jerod-Eddie | Texas A&M | Sr. | DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto |
| LB | Jake Knott # | Iowa State | Jr. | Waukee, Iowa/Waukee |
| LB | Travis Lewis # | Oklahoma | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee |
| LB | Keenan Robinson | Texas | Sr | Plano, Texas/Plano East |
| DB | Leonard Johnson # | Iowa State | Sr. | Clearwater, Fla./Largo |
| DB | Tysyn Hartman | Kansas State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan./Kapaun Mt. Carmel |
| DB | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | So. | Independence, Mo./Fort Osage |
| DB | Demontre Hurst | Oklahoma | Jr. | Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster |
| DB | Quandre Diggs | Texas | Fr. | Angleton, Texas/Angleton |
| P | Trey Barrow | Missouri | Jr. | Moberly, Mo./Moberly |
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