Category Archives: Awards

2012 Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year Semifinalists

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Press Release
November 19, 2012
Philadelphia, PA

Maxwell Football Club [MFC] President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2012 semi-finalists for the MFC Collegiate Coach of the Year Award. The list includes a field of 16 candidates for the award which have been selected by the MFC National Selection Committee.

All semi – finalists are listed in alphabetical order with the coach’s school designated.

MFC Collegiate Coach of the Year Semi-Finalists 

First Name Last Name University
Dave Doeren Northern Illinois
Sonny Dykes Louisiana Tech
Darrell Hazell Kent State
Brian Kelly Notre Dame
Chip Kelly Oregon State
Mike MacIntyre San Jose State
Urban Meyer Ohio State
Jim Mora UCLA
Will Muschamp Florida
Bill O’Brien Penn State
Mark Richt Georgia
Mike Riley Oregon State
David Shaw Stanford
Bill Snyder Kansas State
Kevin Sumlin Texas A&M
Dabo Swinney Clemson

Voting for of the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Tuesday, November 20th and close on Tuesday December 4th. Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA Head Football Coaches, Sports Information Directors and selected national media. Brady Hoke of the University of Michigan was the 2011 winner of the award.

For more on the MFC: MaxwellFootballClub.org

The Maxwell Club and its awards are members of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s official website, ncfaa.org.

A&M launches Heisman webpage for Johnny Football

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by Travis Normand

In all the years that I have been receiving promotional material on different award candidates from around the country, I have never received anything from Texas A&M.  I was under the impression that, unlike other schools, they didn’t bother sending anything out and didn’t campaign for their players.

However, here is the recently launched award campaign website for Johnny Manziel (and yes, it was launched by Texas A&M).

JohnnyFootball.AggieAthletics.com

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Heisman.AggieAthletics.com

Heisman Quotes on Johnny Manziel

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Doug Flutie:  November 14, 2012 – TexAgs Radio Interview with Gabe Bock and Homer Jacobs

“I love watching him play, primarily because he reminds me of myself in some of the things he does.”

— Doug Flutie

Nick Saban: Head Coach University of Alabama

“Look, I’ve been around longer than most, and most of our players cant relate to this, but this guy reminds me of Doug Flutie.”
— Nick Saban

Continue reading →

Alabama DL Jesse Williams

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by Travis Normand

One of the most interesting things about this guy, in my mind, is the fact that he is from Brisbane, Australia.  I would say that we don’t get many Aussies coming to the U.S. to play college football, but with Jesse Williams at Alabama and Brad Wing (Melbourne, Australia) at LSU, I would be incorrect.
Alabama DL Jesse Williams

  • Candidate for first-team All-America honors
  • Quarterfinalist for the Lott Trophy (nation’s top defensive player)
  • Watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation’s top defensive player)
  • Watch list for the Outland Trophy (nation’s top interior lineman/linebacker)
  • An unmovable force in the middle of the Crimson Tide defensive line
  • Demands double teams on most every down
  • Anchors a rush defense that is second nationally, allowing just 66.3 yards per game
  • Has 21 tackles on the season with three quarterback hurries and two pass breakups

Jesse Williams award campaign page with stats, info, and video.

Alabama LB CJ Mosley

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Alabama LB CJ Mosley

  • Candidate for first-team All-America honors
  • Midseason first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated & Phil Steele
  • Semifinalist for the Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker)
  • Semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (nation’s top defensive player)
  • Watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy
  • SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Missouri)
  • Leading tackler on Alabama’s elite defense (69 tackles)
  • Has four tackles for loss, three sacks, two interceptions, a forced fumble & a fumble recovery
  • Alabama record holder for most interceptions returned for touchdowns (3)
  • Defensive Player of the Week seven times by the Alabama Coaching Staff (Michigan, WKU, Arkansas, FAU, Ole Miss, Missouri, Miss. St.)

CJ Mosley’s award campaign page with stats, info, and video.

UCLA Football Honors Candidates

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by Travis Normand

“Please consider the following UCLA players as you work to compile you post-season teams.”

I received this from UCLA yesterday in my email and as I said in a previous post, I may not have considered all of the players listed here if not for receiving this.  I am not saying whether or not I voted for all (or any) of these guys, however they were thoroughly considered.

2012 UCLA Award Candidates

RB Johnathan Franklin, P Jeff Locke, LB Eric Kendricks, LB Anthony Barr

Click HERE for videos, stats, interviews, and more: UCLABruins.com 

Alabama CB Dee Milliner

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I just received this in my email from the University of Alabama.  I apparently have a few more too, and will post them as soon as I can.

Alabama CB Dee Milliner

Alabama CB Dee Milliner

Dee Milliner’s roster page on RollTide.com

Dee Milliner’s award campaign page with stats, info, and video.

  • Candidate for first-team All-America honors
  • Midseason first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, ESPN & Phil Steele
  • Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back)
  • Semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (nation’s top defensive player)
  • Watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy
  • SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Michigan)
  • Leads the SEC and ranks third nationally in passes defended (1.89 pg) with 13 pass breakups and two interceptions
  • Has 34 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal
  • His 29 career pass breakups are tied for fourth in Alabama history
  • Defensive Player of the Week four times by the Alabama Coaching Staff (Michigan, Ole Miss, Missouri, Tennessee)
  • National Defensive Player of the Week (Michigan)

Georgia All-America linebacker Jarvis Jones

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by Travis Normand

Its that time of year again — when I start getting campaign materials for different award candidates from around the country.

There are those who think this method of campaigning is not effective; however, it always helps me make some of my decisions.  I have never made an award-vote decision based solely on a flyer that I received, but it does help me keep track of the guys that are deserving. Further, when I get something for a guy that I am not considering, I will at least check him out and see if I should consider voting for him instead.

Today, I got this in the mail from the University of Georgia:

Georgia All-America linebacker Jarvis Jones

Georgia All-America linebacker Jarvis Jones