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
