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Sunday, November 14
 
Awards Tracker

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Every Sunday we'll handicap the major player awards. Follow the standout players at every position all season long. Here's our take following the first Saturday in November.

Heisman -- Outstanding Player
PLAYER POSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin Became the career NCAA Division I-A rushing leader.
2. Drew Brees QB Purdue Idle (at Indiana).
3. Joe Hamilton QB Georgia Tech Threw for 322 yards, 5 TDs.
4. Thomas Jones RB Virginia Rushed for 221 yards, 2 TDs.
5. Chad Pennington QB Marshall Threw for 339 yards, 2 TDs.
 
Maxwell -- Outstanding Player
PLAYER POSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Joe Hamilton QB Georgia Tech Threw for 282 yards, rushed for 88, 5 TDs.
2. Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin Ran career rushing total to 6,397 yards.
3. Drew Brees QB Purdue Idle (vs. Indiana).
4. Thomas Jones RB Virginia Had 221 yards rushing, 110 yards receiving.
5. Chad Pennington QB Marshall Tossed 2 TDs to up season total to 31.
 
Walker -- Outstanding Running Back
PLAYER STATSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Ron Dayne 5-10, 253 Wisconsin Has rushed 1,834 yards and 19 TDs.
2. Thomas Jones 5-10, 207 Virginia Needs 235 yards to break ACC single-season record.
3. Travis Prentice 6-2, 228 Miami (Ohio) Set MAC single-game record with 376 yards, 3 TDs
4. Shaun Alexander 6-1, 220 Alabama Has rushed for 1,104 yards and 15 TDs in '99.
5. Ladainian Tomlinson 5-11, 217 TCU Held to 75 yards in 21 carries.
 
Outland -- Outstanding Interior Lineman
PLAYER STATSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Chris McIntosh 6-7, 307 Wisconsin Badgers had over 600 yards total offense.
2. Cosey Coleman 6-5, 315 Tennessee Pressure on QB, red-zone woes hurt Vols.
3. Jason Whitaker 6-5, 300 Florida State Seminoles averaged 6.8 yards per play.
4. Brad Bedell 6-5, 310 Colorado Buffs an perfect 5-of-5 on 4th down.
5. Richard Mercier 6-2, 290 Miami Miami allowed five sacks vs. Virginia Tech.
 
Lombardi -- Outstanding Lineman/Linebacker (Finalists)
PLAYER POSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Courtney Brown DE Penn State Has 25 tackles for a loss.
2. Corey Moore DE Virginia Tech Had 2 sacks vs. Miami.
3. LaVar Arrington LB Penn State Has 9 sacks, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble, 2 recoveries.
4. Corey Simon NT Florida State Maryland held to 221 total yards, 10 points.
 
Nagurski -- Outstanding Defensive Player (Finalists)
PLAYER POSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Corey Moore DE Virginia Tech Had 5 tackles, 2 sacks, forced fumble.
2. LaVar Arrington DE Penn State Has 20 tackles for a loss, 72 overall.
3. Corey Simon NT Florida State Helped limit Terrapins to 12 first downs.
4. Courtney Brown DE Penn State Has team-high 12½ sacks.
5. Tyrone Carter SS Minnesota All-time NCAA tackles leader for defensive backs.
 
O'Brien -- Outstanding Quarterback
PLAYER STATSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Joe Hamilton 5-10, 189 Georgia Tech Has 2,349 yards passing, 513 yards rushing.
2. Drew Brees 6-1, 212 Purdue Idle (vs. Indiana).
3. Chad Pennington 6-3, 220 Marshall Became 4th major-college QB to throw for 100 TDs.
4. Tim Rattay 6-1, 200 Louisiana Tech Has 12,341 passing yards, No. 2 all-time.
5. Kevin Feterik 6-0, 190 BYU Threw for 362 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.
 
Biletnikoff -- Outstanding Receiver
PLAYER STATSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Trevor Insley 6-1, 195 Nevada Caught 7 passes for 103 yards.
2. Troy Walters 5-8, 175 Stanford Had 7 catches for 127 yards, 1 TD.
3. Peter Warrick 6-0, 190 Florida State Broke all-time ACC receiving mark with 3,427 yards.
4. Plaxico Burress 6-6, 229 Michigan State Had 5 catches, 164 yards, 3 TDs.
5. JaJuan Dawson 6-1, 201 Tulane Had 88 catches, 939 yards this season.
 
Butkus -- Outstanding Linebacker (Finalists)
PLAYER STATSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Brandon Short 6-3, 246 Penn State Has 91 tackles, 4 sacks.
2. LaVar Arrington 6-3, 230 Penn State Had 12 tackles vs. Michigan.
3. Mark Simoneau 6-0, 240 Kansas State Had 14 tackles vs. Nebraska.
4. Raynoch Thompson 6-3, 217 Tennessee Has 67 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 sack in '99.
 
Bednarik -- Outstanding Defensive Player
PLAYER POSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Corey Moore DE Virginia Tech Has 18 sacks in 9 games.
2. Brandon Short DE Penn State Has 91 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked kick
3. Tyrone Carter SS Minnesota All-time NCAA tackles leader for defensive backs.
4. LaVar Arrington 6-3, 230 Penn State Has 72 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 INT, 2 blocked kicks, 2 fumbles recovered, 1 forced.
5. Deon Grant FS Tennessee Has 54 tackles, 6 interceptions in '99.
 
Thorpe -- Outstanding Defensive Back
PLAYER POSSCHOOL COMMENT
1. Tyrone Carter SS Minnesota Has 109 tackles, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, 1 reovery.
2. Deon Grant FS Tennessee Has 93 returns yards on 6 INTs.
3. Ralph Brown CB Nebraska Had fumble recovery vs. Kansas State.
4. Brian Urlacher SS New Mexico Had career-high 21 tackles.
5. Ahmed Plummer CB Ohio State Had 5 tackles vs. Illinois.
 
Groza -- Outstanding Kicker (Finalists)
PLAYER YEARSCHOOL COMMENT
1.Sebastian Janikowski Jr. Florida State Putting more than 70 percent of kickoffs into end zone
2. Jamie Rheem Jr. Kansas State Kicked 35-yard FG
3. Vitaly Pisetsky Sr.. Wisconsin Made 5 of 6 PATs





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