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College Award Winners 2009

Photo - LB Mark Herzlich - Boston College

Texas QB Colt McCoy and Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh each earned multiple awards at The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Thursday night on ESPN, live at the Walt Disney World Resort. Both seniors dominated their positions among award winners, but it was the Disney Spirit Award winner Mark Herzlich of Boston College who stole the night with a moving acceptance speech during his year of battling cancer. Herzlich won the Disney Spirit Award as the most inspirational person this year. Mark was an All-American defender at Boston College during the 2008 season and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year for his outstanding performance. He was preparing for the ’09 campaign when he was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. He consequently missed the ’09 season for medical reasons and underwent treatment and is currently in remission after undergoing medical assistance over the past year. His intentions are to return to the field for his senior final year for the 2010 season.

Disney Spirit Award Winner - LB Mark Herzlich - Boston College
Maxwell Award (Best All-around Player) - QB Colt McCoy, Texas
Walter Camp 2009 Player of the Year award - QB Colt McCoy, Texas
Davey O’Brien Award (Best Quarterback) - QB Colt McCoy, Texas
Doak Walker Award (Best Running Back) - RB Toby Gerhart, Stanford
Biletnikoff Award (Best Receiver) - WR Golden Tate, Notre Dame
Outland Trophy (Best Interior Lineman) - DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defensive Player) - DT Nda Suh, Nebraska
Bronko Nagurski Winner (Best Defensive Player) - DT Nda Suh, Nebraska
Jim Thorpe Award (Best Defensive Back) - Eric Berry, Tennessee
Hendricks Award Winner - DE Jerry Hughes (Texas Christian)
Butkus Winner (Best Linebacker) - LB Rolando McClain, Alabama
John Mackey Winner (Best Tight End) - Aaron Hernandez, Florida
Rimington Winner (Best Center) - OC Maurice Pouncey - Florida
Lou Groza Award (Best Kicker) - Kai Forbath, UCLA
Ray Guy Award (Best Punter) - Drew Butler, Georgia
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati - The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award
LaVell Edwards, legendary BYU coach - NCFAA Contributions to College Football Award

College Award Finalists 2009
x - Winner
y - Frank Coyle vote

For All Award Finalists Continue to Next page

Draft Insiders’ All-American Team

Photo - DT Nda Suh - Nebraska

Offensive Player of the Year – Toby Gerhart - Stanford
Defensive Player of the Year - Nda Suh - Nebraska
Special Teams Player of the Year - C.J. Spiller - Clemson

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra." - Jimmie Johnson

Pos/ Player/ Class/ School
Offense
QB: Colt McCoy – Sr. - Texas
RB: Toby Gerhart – Sr - Stanford
RB: Mark Ingram – Soph - Alabama
RB C.J. Spiller - Sr - Clemson
WR: Jordan Shipley – Sr - Texas
WR: Mardy Gilyard – Sr - Cincinnati
TE: Anthony McCoy – Sr - Southern Cal
OT: Russell Okung – Sr - Oklahoma St
OT: Bryan Bulaga – Jr - Iowa
OG: Mike Johnson – Sr - Alabama
OG: Mitch Petrus – Sr - Arkansas
OC: Thomas Austin – Sr - Clemson

Defense
DE Jerry Hughes – Sr - Texas Christian
DT Ndaumkong Suh – Sr - Nebraska
DT Terrence Cody - Sr. - Alabama
DE Eric Norwood – Sr - South Carolina
LB Rolando McClain – Jr - Alabama
LB Brandon Spikes – Sr - Florida
LB Greg Jones – Sr - Michigan St
LB Sean Weatherspoon - Sr. - Missouri
CB Javier Arenas – Sr - Alabama
CB Joe Haden - Jr. - Florida
Safety Eric Berry – Jr - Tennessee
Safety Darrell Stuckey – Sr - Kansas

Special Teams
KR C.J. Spiller - Sr - Clemson
PR Jordan Shipley - Sr. - Texas
K Leigh Tiffin - Sr. - Alabama
P Zoltan Mesko - Sr. - Michigan
ST: Chris Owusu – Stanford

Frank Coyle is a consultant for several All-star games including the Senior Bowl. He is a longtime Member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe, etc.
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QB Jimmy Clausen & WR Golden Tate Turn Pro

Photo – WR Golden Tate - Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame junior QB Jimmy Clausen and junior receiver Golden Tate announced in a joint press conference Monday that they intend to forgo their final season of eligibility and enter the NFL Draft 2010. Clausen leaves Notre Dame ranked first or second in 32 Irish passing categories including tops in career completion percentage, completions per game for a career and tied for first in lowest career interception percentage. He completed 695 of 1,110 pass attempts for 8,148 yards with 60 TDs and 27 interceptions while starting 34 of 35 games played for his three seasons with the Irish.
The 6-3, 223-pound QB completed his best season at Notre Dame this fall while completing 68% of his passes for 3,722 yards with 28 TDs and just 4 interceptions. Clausen set a new Irish record by passing for at least 300 yards in seven games, in addition to four 4th quarter comebacks for victories that are the most in a season by an ND passer.
Clausen said. "The Notre Dame experience has been a positive one and the highlight of my young career and wouldn't change it for anything. I want to thank Coach Weis and Coach Powlus as well as all the other coaches and staff that include the trainers, doctors, equipment managers, academic support, and everyone associated with the football program, especially Joe Montana and Joe Theismann. "I want to thank each one of my teammates for always being there for me through all the trials and tribulations the past 3 years. I would also like to thank my teachers and professors, fellow students, athletic director Jack Swarbrick, Father Jenkins and the entire Notre Dame Nation for all their support. Notre Dame has the best fans in the country. I will always be a Golden Domer For Life!
Tate departs as one of the most prolific receivers in Notre Dame history recording 2,707 receiving yards on 157 receptions with 26 TDs. Tate set Notre Dame's career receiving record in the final game of the 2009 season and also registered more games with at least 100 receiving yards in a season and in a career than any other Irish player. He ranks second in career TD receptions and is tied for third in career receptions. He is also an American Football Coaches Association All-American and Biletnikoff Award finalist after he flourished in his third season as a receiver totaling 93 catches for 1,496 yards and 15 receiving TDs. During the ’09 season, he set school records this year for most receptions and receiving yards in a season and tied the school mark for most TD receptions in a year. He added two rushing TDs and one punt return for a TD and totaled 1,915 all-purpose yards, 2nd most in Irish history.
"First off, I would like to thank God my savior without him none if this would be possible," Tate said. ""I would also like to thank my family, especially my mother and father for always being there. I have so much respect for someone who can raise a knucklehead like myself. They have done a great job.
"This was a very tough decision for me," Tate said. "I have made so many great friends at Notre Dame and the coaching I received in football and baseball has been the best. But after talking with my family and Coach Weis, I am going to pursue my dream and enter next year's NFL draft.

Underclassmen Declared for the NFL Draft 2010
Sam Bradford - QB - 6-4, 220 - Oklahoma - Jr
Jimmy Clausen - QB - 6-3, 220 - Notre Dame - Jr
Dez Bryant - WR - 6-1, 215 - Oklahoma St - Jr
Dezmon Briscoe – WR - 6-2, 200 - Kansas - Jr
Golden Tate - WR - 5-10, 190 - Notre Dame - Jr
Abe Koroma - DT - 6-3. 317 - Western Illinois - Jr

Date for declaring for the NFL Draft 2010 for underclassmen is January 15, 2010 Players have three days after the declaration date to rescind and change their minds and return to school for the College 2010 season.

Heisman Finalists Announced
The five finalists for the 75th annual Heisman Trophy award were announced tonight. The total of five players will attend the ceremony in New York City at the Downtown Athletic Club this Saturday.
All five players hail from BCS conferences; four of the five are seniors and from the offensive side of the ball. Here are the five finalists:

Toby Gerhart - RB - Stanford
Mark Ingram - RB - Alabama
Colt McCoy - QB - Texas
Ndamukong Suh - DT -Nebraska
Tim Tebow - QB - Florida

Frank Coyle is a longtime Member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe, etc. He is a voter for weekly Team and Player Awards. His Heisman Trophy vote will be announced later this week.

BCS Bowl Matchups

BCS National Championship Game
Texas vs. Alabama in Pasadena, Ca on Jan. 7th

The 2009-10 bowl season starts in Albuquerque, N.M. and ends in Pasadena, Ca. Here's a look at the schedule from the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 19 to the Citi BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7 in the Rose Bowl.

Photo - Mardy Gilyard - Cincinnati

2009-10 College Football Bowl Schedule
Bowl / Location / Date/Time / Network

New Mexico Bowl
Fresno State vs. Wyoming Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 19 4:30 p.m. ESPN

St. Petersburg Bowl
UCF vs. Rutgers St. Petersburg, Fl Dec. 19 8 p.m. ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee New Orleans, La Dec. 20 8:30 p.m. ESPN

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon State vs. BYU Las Vegas, Nv Dec. 22 8 p.m. ESPN

S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Utah vs. Cal San Diego, Ca Dec. 23 8 p.m. ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Nevada vs. SMU Honolulu, Hi Dec. 24 8 p.m. ESPN

Little Caesars Bowl
Marshall vs. Ohio Detroit, Mi Dec. 26 1 p.m. ESPN

Meineke Car Care Bowl
Pitt vs. North Carolina Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 26 4:30 p.m. ESPN

Emerald Bowl
Boston College vs. USC San Francisco, Ca Dec. 26 8 p.m. ESPN

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Kentucky vs. Clemson Nashville, Tn. Dec. 27 8:30 p.m. ESPN

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Georgia Shreveport, La. Dec. 28 5 p.m. ESPN2

EagleBank Bowl
Army or UCLA vs. Temple Washington, D.C. Dec. 29 4:30 p.m. ESPN

Champs Sports Bowl
Miami vs. Wisconsin Orlando, Fl. Dec. 29 8 p.m. ESPN

Roady's Humanitarian Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Idaho Boise, Idaho Dec. 30 4:30 p.m. ESPN

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Arizona vs. Nebraska San Diego, Ca Dec. 30 8 p.m. ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Houston vs. Air Force Fort Worth, Tx Dec. 31 Noon ESPN

Brut Sun Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Stanford El Paso, Texas Dec. 31 2 p.m. CBS

Texas
Navy vs. Missouri Houston, Tx Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. ESPN

Insight Bowl
Minnesota vs. Iowa State Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 31 6 p.m. NFL Network

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee Atlanta, Ga Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Outback Bowl
Northwestern vs. Auburn Tampa, Fl. Jan. 1 11 a.m. ESPN

Capital One Bowl
Penn State vs. LSU Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1 1 p.m. ABC

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
West Virginia vs. Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1 1 p.m. CBS

Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi
Ohio State vs. Oregon Pasadena, Ca Jan. 1 4:30 p.m. ABC

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Florida vs. Cincinnati New Orleans, La Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. FOX

International Bowl
South Florida vs. Northern Illinois Toronto, Canada Jan. 2 Noon ESPN2

Papajohns.com Bowl
South Carolina vs. UConn Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 2 2 p.m. ESPN

AT&T Cotton Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss Arlington, Texas Jan. 2 2 p.m. FOX

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Arkansas vs. East Carolina Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 2 5:30 p.m. ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl
Michigan State vs. Texas Tech San Antonio, Tx Jan. 2 9 p.m. ESPN

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Boise State vs. TCU Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 4 8 p.m. FOX

FedEx Orange Bowl
Iowa vs. Georgia Tech Miami, Fl Jan. 5 8 p.m. FOX

GMAC Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Troy Mobile, Ala. Jan. 6 7 p.m. ESPN

Citi BCS National Championship Game
Texas vs. Alabama Pasadena, Ca Jan. 7 8 p.m. ABC

Major College Award Finalists

Heisman Trophy Finalists
The 2009 Heisman Trophy Finalists will be announced Monday on the 6 pm EST edition of ESPN's SportsCenter. The voting will be completed this weekend with most voters waiting until after the Conference Championship and final regular season games. The top vote getters will attend the Heisman Trophy ceremony in NYC on Dec 12th. The expected top vote getters are Toby Gerhart of Stanford, Mark Ingram of Alabama, Colt McCoy of Texas, Tim Tebow of Florida and Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska. Scout Frank Coyle is a longtime Member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe, etc.

Photo - Running back Toby Gerhart - Stanford

Finalists for The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards – live on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN have all been announced. The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards will feature the live presentation of nine player awards, along with the recipients of Disney’s Spirit Award; The Coach of the Year Award, the NCFAA Award; and student-athletes selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team.

Updated Award Finalists
Manning and Hendricks Finalists Added

Outland Trophy (Best Interior Lineman)
Mike Iupati, Idaho
Russell Okung, Oklahoma St
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

Jim Thorpe Award (Best Defensive Back)
Eric Berry, Tennessee
Joe Haden, Florida
Earl Thomas, Texas

Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defensive Player)
Terrence Cody, Alabama
Brandon Spikes, Florida
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

Maxwell Award (Best All-around Player)
Mark Ingram, Alabama
Colt McCoy, Texas
Tim Tebow, Florida

Walter Camp 2009 Player of the Year award
Mark Ingram, Alabama
Case Keenum, Houston
Colt McCoy, Texas
Tim Tebow, Florida
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

Davey O’Brien Award (Best Quarterback)
Case Keenum, Houston
Colt McCoy, Texas
Tim Tebow, Florida

Finalists Manning Award
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
Andy Dalton, Texas Christian
Max Hall, BYU
Case Keenum, Houston
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
Colt McCoy, Texas
Kellen Moore, Boise St
Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Tim Tebow, Florida
The winner will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 14.

Doak Walker Award (Best Running Back)
Toby Gerhart, Stanford
Mark Ingram, Alabama
C.J. Spiller, Clemson

Biletnikoff Award (Best Receiver)
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Golden Tate, Notre Dame

John Mackey Award (Best Tight End)
Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh
Aaron Hernandez, Florida
Dennis Pitta, BYU

Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Best Defensive Player)
Pat Angerer, Linebacker, Iowa
Eric Berry, Safety, Tennessee
Terrence Cody, Tackle, Alabama
Jerry Hughes, End, Texas Christian
Ndamukong Suh, Tackle, Nebraska

Hendricks Award Finalists
Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma)
Brandon Graham (Michigan)
Jerry Hughes (Texas Christian)
Sergio Kindle (Texas)
Von Miller (Texas A&M)
Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech)
Greg Romeus (Pittsburgh)

Butkus Finalists (Best Linebacker)
Sergia Kindle, Texas
Rolando McClain, Alabama
Eric Norwood, South Carolina
Brandon Spikes, Florida
Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri

Lou Groza Award (Best Kicker)
Kai Forbath, UCLA
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama
Blair Walsh, Georgia

Ray Guy Award (Best Punter)
Drew Butler, Georgia
Chas Henry, Florida
Zoltan Mesko, Michigan

George Munger Award (Best Collegiate Coach of the Year)
Al Golden - Temple'
Brian Kelly - Cincinnati
Gary Patterson - Texas Christian

Manning Award Lists 10 Finalists
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Sugar Bowl, announced its 10 finalists for this year’s quarterback award on Tuesday. The winner will be announced after the bowls in January and will be honored at a banquet in New Orleans. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates’ bowl performances.

Photo - QB Jimmy Clausen - Notre Dame

Finalists Manning Award
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
Andy Dalton, Texas Christian
Max Hall, BYU
Case Keenum, Houston
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
Colt McCoy, Texas
Kellen Moore, Boise St
Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Tim Tebow, Florida

This year’s finalists are an outstanding class which includes five players from undefeated teams and a combined 102 victories with over 30,000 passing yards and 275 touchdowns. As far as national statistical leaders, eight of the top 12 in touchdown passes, five of the top 10 in passing yardage and 10 of the top 12 in passing efficiency are included on the list. The winner will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 14.