2007 Year End Awards
This is the first annual Collegefootballtopten.com Year End Awards. This year’s awards are based mostly on numbers. There is no attempt to interpret numbers based on any context. However, a number of different categories were considered.
Offensive Player of the Year– Graham Harrell–Texas Tech, QB
I think everyone knows who Harrell is, and I know he plays in a pass happy offense. Here are the numbers. Harrell was number 1 nationally in Passing (passing attempts), Total Passing Yards, Passing Yards per game, and Total Offense. Harrell was number 3 in Points Responsible For and number 5 in Passing Efficiency. Number 5 in Passing Efficiency is not bad when you attempt 644 passes. Graham had 5298 yards passing while completing 72.7 % of his passing. In era in which the QB means so much to the offense, there were few better than Harrell.
Defensive Player of the Year–George Selvie–University of South Florida, DE
When you are looking for an impact player on defense, Selvie fits the bill. Selvie was number 1 nationally in Takles for a Loss, number 2 in Sacks, and number 28 in Forced Fumbles. Selvie was a big reason that USF became a contender in the Big East and nationally rising to number 2 in the polls at one point. Selvie is just a Sophomore, so the Bulls can build on his talent toward a possible birth in a BCS bowl in the next couple of years.
Coach of the Year–Mark Mangino–Head Coach, Kansas
In the previous five years as head coach in Kansas, Mangino’s Jayhawks went to only two bowl games. Mangino’s teams were 4-7 (2004), 7-5 (2005) and 6-6 (2006) before rushing to a 11-1 record and a BCS birth in the Orange Bowl.
Resilient Team of the Year–Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech began the season with a heavy heart following the shootings that shocked their campus in the spring. Several students and staff were killed, and the Hokies were playing for their community and their school. Early in the season they suffered a lopsided loss at LSU. The Hokies rebounded winning the ACC Costal Division. In the ACC Championship game, Virginia Tech avenged their lone conference loss to Boston College by beating the Eagles 30-16 and securing the ACC Championship and a BCS birth in the Orange Bowl.
Happy New Year!
2008
July 19th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
[...] Harrell, Texas Tech–Last year’s CFTT Offensive Player of the year. His stats were astounding, but his efficiency may be even more [...]
July 28th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
[...] Graham Harrell, Texas Tech–Harrell was last year’s CFTT Offensive Player of the Year. He threw for 5705 yards and 48 TD’s. It does help when you can throw the ball to Michael [...]
August 9th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
[...] the most explosive offense in Texas Tech history and much of the reason for that is the return of Graham Harrell at quarterback and Michael Crabtree at receiver. For the first time in the Mike Leach era he [...]
August 18th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
[...] same as the year before. The Bulls return QB Mike Grothe and CFTT Defensive Player of the Year George Selvie. A little more experience (62 returning lettermen) just might put USF in a place to win the Big [...]