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College Football 2012 Awards Roundtable

The Heisman isn't the only close race for Klein, Manziel and Te'o, plus a heated coach of the year race

By: David Fox | 12/6/12, 5:02 AM EST

The Heisman isn't the only close race for Klein, Manziel and Te'o, plus a heated coach of the year race

The Heisman remains college football’s biggest prize, but players from every position will walk away with hardware Thursday night as part of the college football awards show (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. Eastern).

Athlon has chimed in all year with our picks for frontrunners for each award, and now the time has come for our staff to pick our winners.

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Awards and finalists David Fox Braden Gall Steven Lassan Mitch Light Winner
MAXWELL
Player of the year
Collin Klein, Kansas State
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Manti Te’o, Notre Dame		 Klein Klein Te'o Manziel Te'o
WALTER CAMP
Player of the year
Kenjon Barner, Oregon
Collin Klein, Kansas State
Marqise Lee, USC
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Manti Te’o, Notre Dame		 Klein Klein Te'o Manziel Te'o
DAVEY O’BRIEN
Quarterback
Collin Klein, Kansas State
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Braxton Miller, Ohio State		 Klein Klein Manziel Manziel Manziel
DOAK WALKER
Running back
Montee Ball, Wisconsin
Kenjon Barner, Oregon
Johnathan Franklin, UCLA		 Ball Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona Ball Franklin Ball
BILETNIKOFF
Wide receiver
Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
Marqise Lee, USC
Terrance Williams, Baylor		 Lee Lee Lee Lee Lee
MACKEY
Tight end
Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
Zach Ertz, Stanford
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington		 Seferian-Jenkins Seferian-Jenkins Ertz Eifert Eifert
OUTLAND
Interior lineman
Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
Barrett Jones, Alabama
Luke Joeckel, North Carolina		 Jones Joeckel Jones Jones Joeckel
RIMINGTON
Center
Mario Benavides, Louisville
Braxston Cave, Notre Dame
Dalton Freeman, Clemson
Khaled Holmes, USC
Barrett Jones, Alabama
Matt Stankiewitch, Penn State		 Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones
BEDNARIK
Defensive player
Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
Jarvis Jones, Georgia
Manti Te’o, Notre Dame		 Te'o Te'o Te'o Te'o Te'o
THORPE
Defensive back
Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
Dee Milliner, Alabama
Phillip Thomas, Fresno State		 Thomas Banks Milliner Milliner Banks
LOU GROZA
Kicker
Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
Cairo Santos, Tulane
Caleb Sturgis, Florida		 Santos Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Santos
RAY GUY
Punter
Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech
Kyle Christy, Florida
Scott Kovanda, Ball State		 Allen Christy Allen Allen Allen
EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD
Coach of the year
Gary Andersen, Utah State
Dave Doeren, Northern Illinois
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Urban Meyer, Ohio State
Will Muschamp, Florida
Bill O’Brien, Penn State
David Shaw, Stanford
Bill Snyder, Kansas State
Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M		 Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly  

Other honors already awarded:
Nagurski (defensive player): Te’o, Notre Dame
Lombardi (lineman or linebacker): Te'o, Notre Dame
Butkus (linebacker): Te’o, Notre Dame
Broyles (assistant coach): Bob Diaco, Notre Dame defensive coordinator

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