Found December 07, 2011 on BaylorBears.com:
PLAYERS: Robert Griffin
TEAMS: Baylor Bears

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Robert Griffin III was named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Baylor placed four players on the All-Big 12 first-team offense and the Bears had 17 total honorees, as voted on by the league's coaches and announced by the conference office Wednesday.
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