College football award winners for 2023 season: Who took home trophies?

The college football regular season is over. Bowl season awaits, including the highly-anticipated (if controversial) College Football Playoff.

Now, though, it’s award season.

The big one will be handed out Saturday, with either LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. or Oregon’s Bo Nix taking home the Heisman Trophy. But plenty of other hardware was awarded Friday night during the College Football Awards on ESPN.

Here’s a look at who took home the major individual awards for the 2023 college football season:

Maxwell Award (best player)

Winner: Michael Penix Jr., quarterback, Washington

Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. won the Maxwell Award.

Penix powered the Pac-12 champions to a 13-0 record and spot in the College Football Playoff with his pin-point passing. He threw for a nation-leading 4,218 yards and added 33 touchdowns to nine interceptions. He completed 65.9% of his passes.

Davey O’Brien Award (best quarterback)

Winner: Jayden Daniels, LSU

Daniels tied with Bo Nix to lead the nation in touchdown passes, with 40 (and had just four interceptions), and was third behind Nix and Penix Jr. in passing yards (3,812). The dual-threat QB added another 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (best upperclassmen QB)

Winner: Jayden Daniels, LSU

Biletnikoff Award (best receiver)

Winner: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

The son of the Pro Football Hall of Famer is pegged to be one of the top picks in next year’s NFL draft, and it’s easy to see why. Harrison earned top receiver honors after pulling down 67 catches for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Doak Walker Award (best running back)

Winner: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State

Gordon led the nation with 1,614 rushing yards, and his 20 rushing touchdowns was second behind Michigan’s Blake Corum.

John Mackey Award…

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Publish date : 2023-12-09 02:36:44

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