2011 BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST

The Best Defensive Player in the Country, is annually awarded via The Maxwell Football Club and the Bednarik Award.


The Maxwell Football Club recently announced their 2011 Bednarik Award Watch List. Past winners include, Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Charles Woodson (Michigan), Julius Peppers (UNC), David Pollack (Georgia), Rey Maualuga (Southern Cal), Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska).

2011 MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST

"Honoring Excellence at All Levels of Football" is the the slogan the Maxwell Football Club, and for over 70 years the Maxwell Football Club has honored some the greatest players in the game. Some of the past recipients include: Davey O'Brien (TCU), Doak Walker (SMU), Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (Ohio State), Roger Staubach (Navy), Herschel Walker (Georgia), and Peyton Manning (Tennessee) to name a few

The 2011 watch list for the Maxwell Aware was recently announced.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S MOST DISAPPOINTING LIST FOR 2011

There seems to be a plethora of bad news circling in and around college football these days. Maybe it has always been this way.  Maybe social media and the impact of everyone being connected to the internet is helping information come to the surface much more prevalently and quickly. Either way, there are some notable figures and programs that make the 2011 COLLEGE FOOTBALL MOST DISAPPOINTING LIST:

• Ohio State’s Top Brass: Former Head Coach, Jim Tressel, Athletic Director, Gene Smith, and University President, Gordon Gee
• Oregon’s Head Coach, Chip Kelly 
• Willie Lyles
• Oregon’s Cliff Harris
• Georgia Tech 
• Georgia Running Backs: Caleb King (former), Washaun Ealey (former), and Carlton Thomas 
• Southern Cal Running Back, Marc Tyler 
• Arkansas Offensive Linemen: Dominic Petrino and Anthony Oden (former)
• South Carolina’s QB, Stephen Garcia

Being on this list does not mean you cannot work yourself out of it. Players, coaches, and programs can certainly earn a de-listing, but getting on this list is clearly not good. Life is short. Do better.

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