Ryan Shazier vs. Manti Te’o: Making a Case for the Buckeyes Linebacker
The whole country knows who Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o is. The amount of attention the Fighting Irish’s linebacker gets on television is incomparable, and rightfully so. However, let me throw another name out…
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…
Big Ten Heisman Watch: Week 14
I can tell you one group that doesn’t think Ohio State’s Braxton Miller should be a Heisman Trophy winner: the Big Ten coaches. They voted Miller as the league’s second-team All-Big Ten quarterback….
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.
Big Ten mailblog
Election Day edition. Peter from State College, Pa., writes: I was wondering if you could explain why Manti Te’o gets so much love from the media while Michael Mauti is left out to…
Te’o leads Irish after tragic week
EAST LANSING, Mich. — So this was how Manti Te’o would respond to a week out of left field, tragedy striking but him not once but twice, two of the most important women…
Instant analysis: Notre Dame 20, MSU 3
Notre Dame had lost nine consecutive games to teams ranked in the AP top 10, but behind an inspired and emotional performance from senior linebacker Manti Te’o, the 20th-ranked Fighting Irish erased that…
Kuechly Named Semifinalist For Lott Trophy
Boston College’s Luke Kuechly was named one of eight semifinalists for the 2011 Lott Trophy today. Kuechly joins Don’ta Hightower and Manti Te’o as the only players in the country to be named a…
Notre Dame May Have Won the Game, but Michigan State Spartans Beat Themselves
Make no mistake about it, Notre Dame is an extremely talented football team. You could see superior athletes flying all around the field for the Irish on Saturday. Established names like Michael Floyd…
