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Oklahoma OT Erik Swenson named to Associated Press All-Bowl team

The senior from Illinois is the only Sooner honored, but one former Sooner also earned a spot on the team
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Oklahoma OT Erik Swenson named to Associated Press All-Bowl team
Oklahoma OT Erik Swenson named to Associated Press All-Bowl team

Oklahoma offensive tackle Erik Swenson was named to the Associated Press All-Bowl Team for 2020.

“Swenson got the highest Pro Football Focus grade (90.3) of any offensive lineman for his bowl performance,” the AP wrote. “Swenson helped No. 8 Oklahoma gain 684 total yards in a 55-20 blowout of No. 10 Florida.”

FULL AP ALL-BOWL TEAM

The 6-foot-5, 326-pound senior from Downer's Grove, IL, can return to OU in 2021 if he wants. The NCAA granted a blanket eligibility waiver for the 2020 season. Sooners coaches now await the decision of Swenson and other players who might leave for the NFL.

Former Sooners running back Trey Sermon, who rushed 31 times for 193 yards and a touchdown and added 61 yards receiving in Ohio State’s College Football Playoff victory over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, also made the team.

The Big 12, which went 5-0 in bowl games, had three other players also honored: Texas running back Bijan Robinson (183 yards and a touchdown to go with two TD catches in a 55-23 win over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl), Oklahoma State freshmen Brennan Presley (118 yards receiving and three TDs in a 37-34 win over Miami in the Cheez-It Bowl) and Iowa State linebacker O’Rien Vance (two fumble recoveries and four tackles in a 34-17 victory over Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl).

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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