🏈 2014 College Football Awards Winners & Finalists

[JoshB]

Will be updated as the winners are announced (most will be announced tomorrow night).

MAXWELL AWARD (Player of the Year)
- Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon Ducks
- Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin Badgers
- Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State Bulldogs

CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD (Defensive Player of the Year)
- Joey Bosa, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Vic Beasley, Clemson Tigers
- Scooby Wright III, LB, Arizona Wildcats

BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Nation's Best Receiver)
- Amari Cooper, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Kevin White, West Virginia Mountaineers
- Rashard Higgins, Colorado State Rams

LOU GROZA AWARD (Nation's Best Kicker)
- Roberto Aguayo, Florida State Seminoles
- Brad Craddock, Maryland Terrapins
- Josh Lambert, West Virginia Mountaineers

RAY GUY AWARD (Nation's Best Punter)
- Tom Hackett, Utah Utes
- Austin Rekhow, Idaho Vandals
- JK Scott, Alabama Crimson Tide

DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD (Nation's Best QB)
- Marcus Mariota, Oregon Ducks
- Trevone Boykin, TCU Horned Frogs
- Dak Prescott, Mississippi State Bulldogs

OUTLAND TROPHY (Nation's Best Interior Lineman)
- Reese Dismukes, Auburn Tigers
- Brandon Scherff, Iowa Hawkeyes
- Malcolm Brown, Texas Longhorns

THORPE AWARD (Nation's Best Defensive Back)
- Landon Collins, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon Ducks
- Gerod Holliman, Louisville Cardinals

DOAK WALKER AWARD (Nation's Best Running Back)
- Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Badgers
- Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Tevin Coleman, Indiana Hoosiers

MACKEY AWARD (Nation's Best Tight End)
- Nick O'Leary, Florida State Seminoles
- Maxx Williams, Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Clive Walford, Miami (FL) Hurricanes

HEISMAN TROPHY (Player of the Year)
- Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon Ducks
- Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin Badgers

BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (Defensive Player of the Year)
- Malcom Brown, DT, Texas Longhorns
- Senquez Golson, S, Ole Miss Rebels
- Gerod Holliman, S, Louisville Cardinals
- Landon Collins, S, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Scooby Wright III, LB, Arizona Wildcats *WINNER*

BUTKUS AWARD (Nation's Best Linebacker)
- Eric Kendricks, UCLA Bruins
- Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington Huskies
- Denzel Perryman, Miami (FL) Hurricanes
- Jake Ryan, Michigan Wolverines
- Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD (Nation's Oustanding Lineman)
- Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson Tigers
- Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Hau'oli Kikaha, LB, Washington Huskies
- Scooby Wright, LB, Arizona Wildcats

WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- Trevone Boykin, QB, TCU Horned Frogs
- Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin Badgers
- Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon Ducks
- Scooby Wright III, LB, & Arizona Wildcats

PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (Most Versatile Player)
- Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska Cornhuskers
- BJ Catalon, RB, TCU Horned Frogs
- Marcus Murphy, RB, Missouri Tigers
- Ty Montgomery, WR, Stanford Cardinal
- Shaq Thompson, RB/LB, Washington Huskies

LOTT IMPACT TROPHY (Outsanding Defensive Player)
- Landon Collins, S, Alabama Crimson Tide
- David Helton, LB, Duke Blue Devils
- Hau'oli Kikaha, LB, Washington Huskies
- Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA Bruins

FRANK BROYLES AWARD (Nation's Top Assistant Coach)
- Lane Kiffin, Offensive Coordinator, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Scott Frost, Offensive Coordinator, Oregon Ducks
- Tom Herman, Offensive Coordinator, Ohio State Buckeyes *WINNER*
- Doug Meacham, Offensive Coordinator, TCU Horned Frogs
- Dave Steckel, Defensive Coordinator, Missouri Tigers

CAMPBELL TROPHY (Top Scholar Athlete)
- David Helton, LB, Duke Blue Devils *WINNER*
- Tyler Lockett, WR, Kansas State Wildcats
- Terry Baggett, RB, Army Black Knights
- Austin Damaschke, QB, Concordia (WI) Falcons
- Austin Hasquet, LB, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
- Taylor Kelly, QB, Arizona State Sun Devils
- Nate Leonard, C, UTSA Roadrunners
- Mike Mancini, S, Trinnty (CT) Bantams
- Charles Moore, S, Tarleton State (TX) Texans
- Mark Murphy, S, Indiana Hoosiers
- Jordan Richards, S, Stanford Cardinal
- Kevin Rodgers, QB, Henderson State (AR) Reddies
- Mike Sadler, P, Michigan State Spartans
- Caleb Schaffitzel, S, Missouri State Bears
- Tyler Varga, RB, Yale Bulldogs
- Brandon Vitabile, C, Northwestern Wildcats
- Zach Zenner, RB, South Dakota State Jackrabbits

TED HENDRICKS AWARD (Defensive End of the Year)
- Nate Orchard, Utah Utes *WINNER*
- Leonard Williams, USC Trojans
- Joey Bosa, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Vic Beasley, Clemson Tigers
- Shane Ray, Missouri Tigers
- Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington Huskies

RIMINGTON TROPHY (Nation's Best Center)
- Reese Dismukes, Auburn Tigers
- Hroniss Grasu, Oregon Ducks
- Jack Allen, Michigan State Spartans
- David Andrews, Georgia Bulldogs
- BJ Finley, Kansas State Wildcats
- Andy Gallik, Boston College Eagles

JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN AWARD AWARD (Outstanding Senior QB)
- Marcus Mariota, Oregon Ducks *WINNER*
- Brett Hundley, UCLA Bruins
- Cody Kessler, USC Trojans
- Bryce Petty, Baylor Bears
- Dak Prescott, Mississippi State Bulldogs

HOME DEPOT COACH OF THE YEAR
- Gary Patterson, TCU Horned Frogs *WINNER*
- Urban Meyer, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Rich Rodriguez, Arizona Wildcats
- Jimbo Fisher, Florida State Seminoles
- Nick Saban, Alabama Crimson Tide

 

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Amari Cooper wins SEC Offensive Player of the Year

Tommy Deas
TideSports.com Editor

Amari Cooper, who was named earlier this week as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, was honored Wednesday as SEC Offensive Player of the Year as selected by league coaches.

Cooper has caught a conference-record 115 passes for 1,656 yards with 14 touchdowns, leading the University of Alabama to the SEC championship and a berth as the top seed in the inaugural College Football Playoff.

Cooper leads the nation in receiving yards and is second nationally in receiving yards per game (127.4) and touchdown receptions.

Other SEC players honored were:
* Missouri's Shane Ray as Defensive Player of the Year
* Missouri's Marcus Murphy as Special Teams Player of the Year
* Georgia's Nick Chubb as Freshman of the Year
* Georgia's Chris Conley as Scholar-Athlete of the Year
* LSU's La'el Collins as winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy
* Missouri's Gary Pinkel as Coach of the Year

Alabama players may have more hardware coming Thursday night when several national honors are awarded at The Home Depot College Football Awards, which will be televised by ESPN starting at 6 p.m. CT from Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Cooper is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, along with Colorado State's Rashard Higgins and West Virginia's Kevin White. The award goes to college football's outstanding receiver. Safety Landon Collins is a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes to to the nation's best defensive back, along with Oregon's Ifo Ekpre-Olomu and Louisville's Gerod Holliman. Punter JK Scott is a finalist for the Ray Guy Award along with Idaho's Austin Rehkow and Utah's Tom Hackett.

- See more at: https://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1714253#sthash.kgOlGfh5.dpuf

 

[BamaFan334]

I thought Mariota had one more year of eligibility? How can he be up for an award for senior quarterbacks?

 

[Rolltide24]

Sims no mention in the Unitas award. That's a shame. Did Dak have that much of a better season? And the USC and UCLA QB's?

 

[JoshB]

I thought Mariota had one more year of eligibility? How can he be up for an award for senior quarterbacks?

That award goes to fourth year juniors (meaning they redshirt as a freshman obviously) and fourth/fifth year seniors. AJ was a finalist in 2012 and won it in 2013 I think.

Sims no mention in the Unitas award. That's a shame. Did Dak have that much of a better season? And the USC and UCLA QB's?

Nope but some of these finalists were named in November (I think that was one of them), notice Hundley (UCLA) isnt on too many other finalist lists other than that one.

 

[TerryP]

I thought Mariota had one more year of eligibility? How can he be up for an award for senior quarterbacks?

I believe it's senior OR fourth year QB: a RS Jr. would qualify, I guess?

 

[JoshB]

Coop won the BILETNIKOFF!

 

[Rolltide24]

Just a pitch for a good buddy of mine who runs all the animations and graphics for these awards every year. Based here at ESPN U/SEC Network. Solid guy with great skills. Developed a lot of groundbreaking graphics type stuff from Bristol and Charlotte over the years. And has an Emmy for it.

 

[Bamabww]

Amari Cooper wins Biletnikoff Award

D.C. Reeves
TideSports.com Managing Editor


Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper took home the hardware on Thursday night.

Cooper won the Biletnikoff Award, an honor given to the nation's top receiver. Cooper has caught 115 passes, which has shattered Julio Jones' previous school record (78) and just topped Jordan Matthews' conference record (112).

Cooper is one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy alongside Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota and Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon.

On Wednesday, Cooper was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year.

- See more at: https://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1714645#sthash.2Zqg6AqQ.dpuf

 

[PhillyGirl]

Congrats to #9! Well-deserved. Cooooooooooop

 

[TerryP]

Coop won the BILETNIKOFF!

Interesting side note to that...the Biletnikoff has been won by an SEC player twice: Coop this season and Josh Reed back in 2001 at LSU.

 

[Max]