Boasting 29 total honorees — including 18 on the first team — the Kansas State football team led the league in Academic All-Big 12 honors for a third straight year, as the conference office announced its list of 157 recipients on Thursday.
The 2016 Wildcats tied the 2014 squad with the most honorees in school history — a mark that is tied for sixth in Big 12 history — while the 18 first-team members were two shy of the school record. Since head coach Bill Snyder’s return to the sidelines in 2009, the Wildcats have totaled 144 Academic All-Big 12 recipients, including 104 on the first team.