MY OWN 2021 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS

NATIONAL AWARDS:

COACH OF THE YEAR: JIM HARBAUGH,MICHIGAN

MVP: BRYCE YOUNG, QB, ALABAMA

GAME OF THE YEAR: BAYLOR over OKLAHOMA STATE, 21-16 (BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME in ARLINGTON, TX)

UPSET OF THE YEAR: STANFORD over OREGON, 31-24

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BRYCE YOUNG, QB, ALABAMA

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: WILL ANDERSON JR, LB, ALABAMA

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: MARCUS JONES, RS/CB, HOUSTON

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:  TYLER LINDERBAUM, C, IOWA

THE UP FRONT AWARD (BEST DL/LB): WILL ANDERSON JR, LB, ALABAMA

THE HANDS AWARD (BEST WR): JORDAN ADDISON, PITTSBURGH

COACH OF THE YEAR (by conference):

ACC: DAVE CLAWSON, WAKE FOREST

BIG TEN: JIM HARBAUGH, MICHIGAN

BIG 12: DAVE ARANDA, BAYLOR

PAC-12: KYLE WHIITINGHAM, UTAH

SEC: KIRBY SMART, GEORGIA

NON-POWER: DANA HOLGORSON, HOUSTON

PLAYER OF THE YEAR (by conference):

ACC: KENNY PICKETT, QB,PITTSBURGH

BIG TEN: AIDAN HUTCHINSON, DE, MICHIGAN

BIG 12: BREECE HALL, RB, IOWA STATE

PAC-12: DEVIN LLOYD, LB, SOUTH CAROLINA

SEC: BRYCE YOUNG, QB, ALABAMA

NON-POWER: DESMOND RIDDER, QB, CINCINNATI 

MY FINAL 2021 HEISMAN TROPHY BALLOT (if I had an official ballot):

1. BRYCE YOUNG, QB, ALABAMA

2. DESMOND RIDDER, QB, CINCINNATI

3. WILL ANDERSON JR, LB, ALABAMA