Wallace, Lamb named preseason All-Americans
Oklahoma State junior receiver Tylan Wallace and Oklahoma junior receiver CeeDee Lamb were selected to the Associated Press preseason All-America team announced Tuesday.
Wallace was one of two players at the receiver position on the first-team list, along with Alabama's Jerry Jeudy, the winner of the Biletnikoff Award last year. Wallace was one of three finalists.
Wallace finished with 1,491 yards and 12 touchdowns on 86 receptions a season ago.
Lamb was selected to the second- team offense as an all-purpose player. He caught 65 passes for 1,158 yards and a team-high 11 touchdowns last season.
Lamb averaged 18 yards per catch — second in the Big 12 to former Iowa State receiver Hakeem Butler.
Kendall named West Virginia's starting quarterback
Austin Kendall's decision to transfer from Oklahoma to West Virginia proved to be the right one. Kendall was named West Virginia's starting quarterback on Tuesday.
“We tracked everything from spring practice to fall camp ,” coach Neal Brown told reporters Tuesday. “Completion percentage, number of turnovers, scoring drives from spring practice to fall camp. And it was clear after Friday's scrimmage.”
Kendall announced his decision to transfer to West Virginia on Jan. 16, the same day Jalen Hurts announced his transfer from Alabama to Oklahoma.
Kendall played in eight career games for the Sooners. He completed 28 of 39 passes for three touch downs. Oklahoma will face West Virginia on Oct. 19.
Auburn turning to true freshman at quarterback
Freshman Bo Nix will be Auburn's starting quarterback in the season opener.
Auburn announced coach Gus Malzahn's decision on Twitter Tuesday, officially ending a battle with redshirt freshman Joey Gate wood. Nix will lead the 16th-ranked Tigers against Oregon on Aug. 31 in Arlington, Texas.
He was a five-star prospect rated the nation' s top dual threat quarterback in the 247 Sports composite rankings. Nix's father, Patrick, played quarterback for the Tigers from 1992-95.
The 6-foot-2, 207-pound BoNix enrolled in January after leading his father' s Pinson Valley High School team to consecutive Class 6A state titles. He set Alabama state career records with 12,000- plus yards of total offense and 161 touchdowns accounted for, including 127 passing and 34 rushing.