MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Time to peck at the All-Big 12 selections that surfaced Wednesday, and we open with the primary topic of contention, Wendell Smallwood, No. 2 in league rushing but not among the first-team running backs.
The case for elevating Smallwood: He missed out on the league regular-season rushing title by 8 measly yards, which over the course of 225 carries lies within the margin-of-error of a few right foot/left foot spots. And unlike first-teamers DeAndre Washington and Samaje Perine, he lacked a consistent passing game to divert the attention of defenses.