Most of the college football awards were announced on Thursday. I go through the major awards and tell you what I think I the choose and give my opinion. I give my thoughts on the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Johnny Unitas Award, Doak Walker Award, Fred Biletnikoff Award, John Mackey Award, Chuck Bednarik Award, Ted Hendricks Award, Lombardi Award, Butkus Award and Jim Thorpe Award. My thoughts on the Heisman will come in its own post.
Maxwell Award (Top Player): Andrew Luck from Stanford won this award. I believe that this award should have been given to Robert Griffin III of Baylor. Both players were very good this year and both are Heisman finalist. Luck only had 3170 compared to Griffin's 3998 passing yards. Griffin had 36 passing TDs to Andrew Luck's 35. Andrew Luck through 9 INTs, Griffin only 6. Griffin had 45 total TDs compared to Luck's 37. Also had a Griffin completion percent was 72.4 and Luck's was only 70.0. Griffin had a efficiency rating of 192.3. Luck's was 167.5. Andrew Luck did lead his team to a 11-1 record. Griffin only lead his team to a 9-3 record. Luck was not a bad pick I just disagree. Luck will probably be a better pro than Griffin will be.
Davey O'Brien Award (Best QB): Robert Griffin III from Baylor won this award. I agree with this award choice. Griffin had 3998 passing yards (6th most in nation) and had 36 passing TDs (4th most in nation). He only had 6 INTs . Griffin had 45 total TDs. Also had a Griffin completion percent was 72.4 (5th highest in nation). Griffin led the nation in efficiency rating. His was 192.3. He also had 644 rushing yards.
Johnny Unitas Award (Best 4th year / Senior QB): Andrew Luck from Stanford won this award. I believe that this award should have been given to Kellen Moore of Boise State. Luck only had 3170 compared to Moore's 3507 passing yards. Moore had 41 passing TDs to Andrew Luck's 35. Andrew Luck through 9 INTs, Moore only 7. Moore's completion percent was 74.1 and Luck's was only 70.0. Griffin had a efficiency rating of 176.8. Luck's was 167.5. Both guys lead their team their team to a 11-1 record. Luck did face harder teams, I just disagree. Luck will probably be a better pro than Moore will be.
Doak Walker Award (Best RB): Trent Richardson from Alabama won this award. I believe that this award should have been given to Montee Ball of Wisconsin. Ball had 1759 yards compared to Richardson's 1583. Ball had 32 rushing TDs. Richardson only had 20. Ball averaged 6.4 yards per rush, Richardson only averaged 6.0 yards per rush. Ball also caught 6 TDs, Richardson only caught 3. Trent Richardson lead his team to a 11-1 record. Montee Ball helped his team to a 11-2 record and a Big Ten Championship. Richardson was not a bad pick I just disagree.
Fred Biletnikoff Award (Best WR): Justin Blackmon from Oklahoma State won this award. I agree with this award choice. He had 1336 receiving yards (7th most in nation) and 15 receiving TDs (tied for 3rd most in nation). He caught all total of 113 passes 2nd most in the nation. He had a TDs in 10 of 12 games. He also won this award last year. He is the first back to back win since Michael Crabtree in 2007-2008. He helped his team to a 11-1 record and a Big 12 Championship.
John Mackey Award (Best TE): Dwayne Allen from Clemson won this award. I agree with this award choice. He had 577 receiving yards and 8 TDs. He caught 48 passes and his average per catch was 12.0. Allen helped his team to a 10-3 record and an ACC Championship.
Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defensive Player): Tyrann Mathieu from LSU won this award. I agree with this award choice. He was an amazing defender all year long. He shut down who ever he faced. He had 71 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He had an 5 forced fumbles which was tied for 6th most in the nation. He also had 2 INTs. He was also an electric punt returner. He was one of five Heisman finalist. He helped his team to a 13-0 record and a SEC Championship and a spot in the National Championship.
Ted Hendricks Award (Best DE): Whitney Mercilus from Illinois won this award. I agree with this award choice. He had 26 solo tackles and 52 total tackles. He also had 26 assisted tackles. He led the nation in sacks with 14.5 sacks. His team started 6-0, but now has lost 6 in a row.
Lombardi Award (Best DL or LB): Luke Kuechly from Boston College won this award. I agree with this award choice. He played D-Line and LB this season. He led the nation in solo tackles and total tackles. He had 102 solo tackles and 191 total tackles. He also had 89 assisted tackles which was 3rd most in the nation. He also had 3 INTs and 1 INT TD. His team only managed to go 4-8 with his great defense.
Butkus Award (Best LB): Luke Kuechly from Boston College won this award. I agree with this award choice. He played D-Line and LB this season. He led the nation in solo tackles and total tackles. He had 102 solo tackles and 191 total tackles. He also had 89 assisted tackles which was 3rd most in the nation. He also had 3 INTs and 1 INT TD. His team only managed to go 4-8 with his great defense.
Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB): Morris Claiborne from LSU won this award. I agree with this award choice. He was an amazing defender all year long. Him and Tyrann Mathieu shut down who ever they faced. He had 6 INTs, 173 returning yards and 1 INT TD. He led the nation in INT returning yards and was tied for 5th in INTs. He helped his team to a 13-0 record and a SEC Championship and a spot in the National Championship.
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