SEC finalists for national awards
Chris Low, SEC...Doak Walker Award (best running back) Toby Gerhart, Stanford Mark Ingram, Alabama C.J. Spiller, Clemson Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back) Eric Berry, Tennessee Joe Haden, Florida Earl Thomas, Texas Davey O'Brien...
Blog | November 23, 2009Tebow, McCoy up for Maxwell, O'Brien
ESPN.com news servicesTim Tebow and Colt McCoy are set for at least one showdown off the field.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009ACC awards update
Heather Dinich, ACC...s most outstanding kicker by the Palm Beach Sports Commission Robert Randolph, Virginia Will Snyderwine, Duke JIM THORPE AWARD Presented to the nation's most outstanding defensive back by the Jim Thorpe Association Brandon...
Blog | November 17, 2009ACC's lunchtime links
Heather Dinich, ACC...of forcing the run. Go with what works. DeAndre McDaniel might have been overlooked for the Jim Thorpe Award, but Miami's Brandon Harris was not. Bobby Bowden's befuddling postgame transcript has made...
Blog | November 12, 2009Clemson's McDaniel among nation's best
Heather Dinich, ACCPosted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich Clemson defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has been in the business long enough to have seen some of the best d...
Blog | November 12, 2009Awards update
Heather Dinich, ACC...updated post then, but for now, here are your conference representatives for the major national awards: JIM THORPE AWARD Presented to the nation's most outstanding defensive back by the Jim Thorpe Association Brandon...
Blog | November 04, 2009Iowa's Sash named Thorpe Award semifinalist
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...he's starting to get some national recognition. Sash was among the 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back. Ohio State cornerback Malcolm Jenkins won the...
Blog | November 04, 2009Two Pac-10 DBs are Thorpe semifinalists
Ted Miller, Pac-10...USC safety Taylor Mays and UCLA cornerback Alterraun Verner -- are among the 12 semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given annually to the nation's best defensive back. UCLA safety Rahim Moore...
Blog | November 04, 2009FSU's Andrews announces retirement
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comAfter standing by Bobby Bowden's side for 26 seasons at Florida State and leading nearly 80 players into the NFL, Seminoles defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews will retire.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009Thurmond to undergo knee surgery
Associated PressOregon cornerback Walter Thurmond will have surgery on his right knee and miss the rest of his senior season.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009Oregon's Thurmond out for rest of season
Ted Miller, Pac-10...kickoff returns (27.7 avg.). Thurmond, who had been included on the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, finishes his Oregon career scoring more touchdowns (5...
Blog | September 29, 2009Dr. Buckeye: Showdown in the Shoe
Akeek Bhatt, Special to College Gameday.comFour years, four Big Ten titles, four BCS bowls, back-to-back national championship games, and yet after another long offseason the Buckeyes have much to prove.
Story | September 10, 2009Could Mays or Berry follow Woodson's path?
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Mays, two of the nation's most accomplished defenders and the leading candidates for the Jim Thorpe Award. Both safeties are widely projected as top-10 picks in the 2010 NFL draft. I...
Blog | August 13, 2009ACC well-represented on Thorpe watch list
Heather Dinich, ACC...com's Heather Dinich Eight players and five ACC schools were represented on the 2009 Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list, which is presented annually to the nation's top defensive back...
Blog | August 07, 2009Pitt's Berry makes Thorpe Award list
Brian Bennett, Big East...39;s Brian Bennett Pittsburgh senior cornerback Aaron Berry made the watch list for the 2009 Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back. As I've written here...
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