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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 10, 2009
McCoy and Suh among Award Recipients at The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards
Awards Presented during Live Show on ESPN from Disney’s BoardWalk
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy and Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh each earned two awards at The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Thursday night on ESPN, live from the Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney’s BoardWalk at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
McCoy, a senior from Tuscola, Texas, earned the Davey O’Brien Award for best quarterback and Maxwell Award for best all-around player. Suh, a senior from Portland, Ore., won the Chuck Bednarik Award for best defensive player and Outland Trophy for best interior lineman.
Other winners included: Golden Tate, Notre Dame, Biletnikoff Award (best receiver); Kai Forbath, UCLA, Lou Groza Award (best kicker); Drew Butler, Georgia, Ray Guy Award (best punter); Eric Berry, Tennessee, Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back); Toby Gerhart, Stanford, Doak Walker Award (best running back); Mark Herzlich, Boston College, Disney Spirit Award; Brian Kelly, Cincinnati, The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award; and LaVell Edwards, legendary Brigham Young University coach, NCFAA Contributions to College Football Award.
Two other award winners announced during the show were Maurkice Pouncey, Florida, Rimington Trophy (outstanding center) and Aaron Hernandez, Florida, John Mackey Award (best tight end). The following award winners were also acknowledged: Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, Rotary Lombardi Award (outstanding lineman) and Bronko Nagurski Trophy (outstanding defensive player); and Kirby Smart, Alabama, Frank Broyles Award (top assistant coach).
THE HOME DEPOT ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS WINNERS – (listed alphabetically)
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Chuck Bednarik Award (best defensive player)
Terrence Cody, Alabama
Brandon Spikes, Florida
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska – AWARD RECIPIENT
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Biletnikoff Award (best receiver)
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Golden Tate, Notre Dame – AWARD RECIPIENT
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Lou Groza Award (best kicker)
Kai Forbath, UCLA – AWARD RECIPIENT
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama
Blair Walsh, Georgia
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Ray Guy Award (best punter)
Drew Butler, Georgia – AWARD RECIPIENT
Zoltan Mesko, Michigan
Chas Henry, Florida
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Maxwell Award (best all-around player)
Mark Ingram, Alabama
Colt McCoy, Texas – AWARD RECIPIENT
Tim Tebow, Florida*
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Davey O’Brien Award (best quarterback)
Case Keenum, Houston
Colt McCoy, Texas – AWARD RECIPIENT
Tim Tebow, Florida
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THE HOME DEPOT ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS
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Outland Trophy (best interior lineman)
Mike Iupati, Idaho
Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska – AWARD RECIPIENT
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Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back)
Eric Berry, Tennessee – AWARD RECIPIENT
Joe Haden, Florida
Earl Thomas, Texas
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Doak Walker Award (best running back)
Toby Gerhart, Stanford – AWARD RECIPIENT
Mark Ingram, Alabama
C.J. Spiller, Clemson
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*2008 award winner
The Walter Camp All-America Team
Walter Camp Player of the Year: Colt McCoy, Texas
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OFFENSIVE TEAM
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Quarterback
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Colt McCoy
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Texas
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Wide Receiver
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Jordan Shipley
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Texas
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Wide Receiver
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Golden Tate
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Notre Dame
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Tight End
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Dennis Pitta
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BYU
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Offensive Lineman
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Russell Okung
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Oklahoma State
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Offensive Lineman
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Mike Iupati
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Idaho
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Offensive Lineman
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Mike Johnson
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Alabama
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Offensive Lineman
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Trent Williams
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Oklahoma
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Center
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Maurkice Pouncy
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Florida
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Running Back
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Toby Gerhart
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Stanford
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Running Back
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Mark Ingram
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Alabama
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Place-kicker
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Kai Forbath
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UCLA
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DEFENSIVE TEAM
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Defensive Lineman
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Ndamukong Suh
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Nebraska
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Defensive Lineman
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Jerry Hughes
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TCU
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Defensive Lineman
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Terrence Cody
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Alabama
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Defensive Lineman
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Gerald McCoy
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Oklahoma
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Linebacker
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Rolando McClain
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Alabama
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Linebacker
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Brandon Spikes
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Florida
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Linebacker
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Eric Norwood
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South Carolina
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Defensive Back
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Eric Berry
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Tennessee
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Defensive Back
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Earl Thomas
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Texas
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Defensive Back
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Joe Haden
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Florida
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Defensive Back
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Taylor Mays
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USC
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Punter
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Drew Butler
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Georgia
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Punt Return
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C.J. Spiller
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Clemson
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THE HOME DEPOT ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS…
The following list of award recipients also received recognition during the program:
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Rimington Trophy (outstanding center)*
Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
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John Mackey Award (best tight end)*
Aaron Hernandez, Florida
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Bronko Nagurski Trophy (outstanding defensive player)
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
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Rotary Lombardi Award (outstanding lineman)
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
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Frank Broyles Award (top assistant coach)
Kirby Smart, Alabama
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*announced on the show
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 Web site, www.NCFAA.org.
Note: High-resolution photos of awards winners will be available for download at www.espnmediasource.com/cfa shortly after the show. A more extensive gallery will be available at the end of Monday, Dec. 14. After Feb. 8, 2010, please contact Liz Benz for access to photos.
Contacts:
Liz Benz, Brener Zwikel & Associates, 212-708-3329 or elizabethb@bzapr.com
Jenny Zimmerman, ESPN, 407-566-2213 or jenny.zimmerman@espn.com
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