Manziel, Joeckel Named to USA Today All-Bowl Team
Standout performances in the 2013 AT&T Cotton Bowl put a pair of Texas A&M football players on the All-Bowl Team selected by USA Today.
Making the USA Today's elite team were freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel and junior offensive tackle Luke Joeckel. Manziel and Joeckel helped lead the Aggies to a 41-13 win over the Big 12 Co-Champion Oklahoma Sooners.
Manziel, from Kerrville, Texas, set a variety of Cotton Bowl records with 516 total yards, including 229 rushing yards. He accounted for four touchdowns - two passing and two rushing --- as the Aggies turned a close game into a blowout with 27 unanswered points in the second half.
Joeckel, from Arlington, Texas, helped clear the way for an A&M offense that generated 633 total yards, including 326 rushing yards and 307 passing yards. Joeckel and his offensive line mates ensured that Manziel was not sacked by the Sooners.
2012 USA Today All-Bowl Team
QB -- Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB -- Kadeem Carey, Arizona
RB -- Prince-Tyson Gulley, Syracuse
RB-- Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State
WR -- Jordan Taylor, Rice
WR -- Marquise Goodwin, Texas
WR -- Ace Sanders, South Carolina
TE -- Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
OL -- Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
OL -- Jordan Rae, Central Florida
OL -- Ivory Wade, Baylor
OL -- Chance Warmck, Alabama
OL -- Brice Schwab, Arizona State
DE -- Margus Hunt, SMU
DE -- Alex Okafor, Texas
DT -- Christian Covington, Rice
DT -- Will Sutton, Arizona State
LB -- Kyle Van Noy, BYU
LB -- Taylor Reed, SMU
LB -- Kevin Minter, LSU
CB -- Jason Verrett, TCU
CB -- Damian Swann, Georgia
SAF -- Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt
SAF -- Daytawion Lowe, Oklahoma State
PK -- Jared Oberkrom, TCU
P -- A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech
RS -- Bernard Reedy, Toledo
