Author: Phillip Riggs

48 players from across the nation have been selected to the 2022 Ray Guy Punter of the Year Award Watchlist. While having the best punter seems dubious on the surface (one doesn’t want the player to get many opportunities) it is a weapon that can help a team, particularly defenses, and make life difficult on opponents. Here are the guys who will be good at pinning their opponents deep in 2022. Bryce Baringer, Michigan State Jacob Barnes, Louisiana Tech Reid Bauer, Arkansas Anthony Beck II, Georgia Southern Jay Bramblett, LSU Jack Brooks, South Alabama Paxton Brooks, Tennessee Brian Buschini, Nebraska…

The 2022 Lou Groza Kicker of the Year Award Watch List is out. The award for the best kicker in college football includes 30 kickers from across the country including two previous winners of the award as well as some returning stalwarts from some nationally contending teams. Jacob Barnes, Louisiana Tech Andres Borregales, Miami Cayden Camper, Colorado State Ryan Coe, Cincinnati Owen Daffer, East Carolina Jonah Dalmas, Boise State Mitchell Fineran, Purdue Blake Grupe, Notre Dame Daniel Gutierrez, UNLV Seth Keller, Texas State Casey Legg, West Virginia Cam Little, Arkansas Zack Long, Tulsa Tyler Loop, Arizona Connor Lytton, Boston College…

2022 Outland Trophy for Best Interior Lineman of the Year Award Watch List is out. It is the 77th anniversary of the Outland Award which was established in 1946 to recognize linemen. The award goes to offensive or interior defensive linemen, and we have 89 of them to look out for this year. 2022 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST (89) C Steve Avila, TCU G A.J. Gillie, Louisiana G Lokahi Pauole, UCF G Clark Barrington, BYU OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma OT Nolan Potter Jr., NIU DT Kyon Barrs, Arizona C Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane C Jake Renfro, Cincinnati G T.J. Bass,…

The 2022 Bronco Nagurski Defensive Player of the Year Award Watch List is out and there are plenty of stars ready to shine. With a list with 85 players to watch, the Nagurski Award has the most players of any of the college football awards to watch in the upcoming season. 2022 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST (85) DE Praise Amaewhule, UTEP DT Siaki Ika, Baylor CB Clark Phillips, Utah LB Darren Anders, Bowling Green S Tanner Ingle, N.C. State LB Bumper Pool, Arkansas LB Will Anderson Jr., Alabama S Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M CB Joey Porter, Penn State…

Once again an offensive position coming into this season is loaded with talent vying for the top spot. Right along with wide receiver and quarterback in 2022, running back is chock-full of All-American candidates ready to go off. So many so that the Doak Walker Award released a total of 73 players to their watchlist! The Doak Walker Award Watchlist Devon Achane, Texas A&M Braelon Allen, Wisconsin Rasheen Ali, Marshall Ronald Awaft, UTEP Tank Bigsby, Auburn Isiaih Bowser, UCF British Brooks, North Carolina Jarek Broussard, Michigan State Antario Brown, NIU Chase Brown, Illinois Jermaine Brown, UAB Nate Carter, UConn Zach…

The Dick Butkus Award released its watch list for Linebacker of the Year in college football. One name was noticeably absent from the list, however. He is at the top of mine. See if you can figure out which superstar of college football wasn’t on the watchlist. (Watchlist given via http://ncfaa.org/22watchlists.pdf) Darren Anders, Bowling Green Jeremy Banks, Tennessee Micah Baskerville, LSU Seth Benson, Iowa JD Bertrand, Notre Dame Tatum Bethune, Florida State Troy Brown, Ole Miss Ben Bywater, BYU Jack Campbell, Iowa Levani Damuni, Stanford KD Davis, North Texas Mohamoud Diabate, Utah Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia Justin Flowe, Oregon Sherrod Greene,…

The Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Year Award has released its watchlist for the 2022 college football season. Plenty of returning stalwarts headline the group, with representation from all over the college football world, and no clear front runner, it should be an exciting race! Jordan Anderson, Bowling Green Jordan Battle, Alabama Cole Bishop, Utah Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford Julius Brents, Kansas State Davonte Brown, UCF CJ Brown, NIU Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn State Denzel Burke, Ohio State Jalen Catalon, Arkansas Kei’Trel Clark, Louisville Xavier Henderson, Michigan State Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State Brandon Hill, Pitt Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU Dorian Jackson,…

The watch list for the 2022 John Mackey Award was released today. The John Mackey Award is awarded annually to the best tight end in college football. Its two most recent winners have been standouts with Kyle Pitts being a top-5 NFL Draft Pick, and Trey McBride gaining over 1,000 yards receiving despite being the main offensive threat on his team. This year’s field of candidates is as powerful as the tight-end position has become. Georgia has three players to watch out for whose biggest trouble may be there is only one ball for them to share, while dark horse…

The Dave Rimington Trophy is presented to the best center in college football every year. It is a one-of-a-kind trophy that is exclusively given to a certain position on the offensive or defensive line. The center is such an important position in calling out the blocking scheme for each play for the other four linemen that it very well merits its own yearly award. Often the best offensive lines in the country in any given season will have a star at center. As you’ll see in the list, the teams contending for national titles usually have a guy who is…

The Fred Biletnikoff Award is given to the best wide receiver in college football every season. The 2022 college football season has incredible amounts of already proven talent ready to take the field. The only position that matches quarterback in its returning firepower is wide receiver. Some duos like Caleb Williams and Jordan Addison at USC, Jaren Hall and Puka Nacua at BYU, Hendon Hooker and Cedric Tillman at Tennessee, and C.J. Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba at Ohio State find themselves on so many awards lists because of the talented tandem they have. That said, let’s take a look at…