Manziel, Klein take in ‘surreal’ awards atmosphere
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — College football’s biggest single night for awards is set for Thursday, and two of the most talked about players said the spotlight may be the most difficult they’ve endured. Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel and senior Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein headlined a group of several finalists who addressed the media Wednesday after arriving at Disney World in advance of the awards show. Manziel and Klein, along with Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, have already been selected finalists for college football’s prized Heisman Trophy, which will be presented Saturday in New York. The trio will be in the spotlight before that on Thursday, though. They are all finalists for another coveted player of the year honor, the Maxwell Award. Manziel and Klein also are both up for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, along with Ohio State’s Braxton Miller. Manziel said the experience has been eye opening…
Braxton Miller not among Heisman finalists
Ohio State’s Braxton Miller will not be going to New York City as a Heisman Trophy finalist. The Heisman committee decided to invite only three finalists to the ceremony this year: Kansas State’s…
Heisman Watch Week 13: Collin Klein makes a final push (Dr. Saturday)
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Klein, Manziel, Te’o finalists for Maxwell
Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o are the finalists for the Maxwell Award, which goes to the nation’s top college football player. The finalists for the Maxwell and several other awards to be presented Dec. 6 in Orlando on ESPN were announced Tuesday. Te’o is also a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the top defensive player in the country. South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones are the other finalists. Klein, Manziel and Ohio State’s Braxton Miller are the finalists for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
Conference clashes at Oklahoma and Florida State
Raised stakes and contempt bred by familiarity. Conference play is different, and at this point it becomes the focus of the college football season. The Big 12 starts Saturday with a showdown in Oklahoma, as the sixth-ranked Sooners face No. 15 Kansas State. In the Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 4 Florida State and No. 10 Clemson will go a long way toward deciding a division title in Tallahassee, Fla. The Sooners and Wildcats bring contrasting offensive styles to Norman. Oklahoma plays up-tempo and tends to air it out with quarterback Landry Jones . K-State’s star quarterback Collin Klein is battering ram who leads a deliberate, run-first attack. Last year, the Wildcats were 7-0 when Oklahoma came to Manhattan, Kan., and the Sooners turned what was billed as a big game into a laugher. Jones passed for a school-record 505 yards in a 58-17 victory, in which the Sooners outscored the Wildcats 35-0 in the second half. Kansas State’s pass defense is shaky again, ranking at…
Postgame Reaction: Kent State
K-State notched its first shutout in five years when the Wildcats blanked Kent State, 37-0. Given the outstanding defensive effort, it was appropriate that the first score of the evening came on a…
