Hey, look! Something was released in college football this morning that wasn't awful and horrible.
First, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy's watch list -- for one of the many best defensive player awards:
- CB Johnny Adams, Michigan State
- CB Ricardo Allen, Purdue
- CB David Amerson, N.C. State
- LB Dion Bailey, USC
- CB Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
- LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin
- S John Boyett, Oregon
- LB Travis Brown, Fresno State
- LB Jonathan Brown, Illinois
- LB Arthur Brown, Kansas State
- CB Brodrick Brown, Oklahoma State
- DE Michael Buchanan, Illinois
- LB Max Bullough, Michigan State
- CB Carrington Byndom, Texas
- DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
- LB Jamie Collins, Southern Miss
- S Matt Elam, Florida
- DT Sharrif Floyd, Florida
- CB Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
- DE William Gholston, Michigan State
- LB Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
- LB Steve Greer, Virginia
- DT Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
- LB Gerald Hodges, Penn State
- S Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh
- CB Demontre Hurst, Oklahoma
- CB Micah Hyde, Iowa
- LB Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky
- DE Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
- S Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
- DE Brandon Jenkins, Florida State
- DL John Jenkins, Georgia
- LB Nico Johnson, Alabama
- DE Travis Johnson, San Jose State
- LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia
- DE Dion Jordan, Oregon
- S Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State
- LB A.J. Klein, Iowa State
- LB Jake Knott, Iowa State
- S Jordan Kovacs, Michigan
- DE Corey Lemonier, Auburn
- S Robert Lester, Alabama
- DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, Notre Dame
- DT Rob Lohr, Vanderbilt
- LB Travis Long, Washington State
- DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
- LB Khalil Mack, Buffalo
- LB Trent Mackey, Tulane
- CB Nigel Malone, Kansas State
- DE Stansly Maponga, TCU
- CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
- S Dexter McCoil, Tulsa
- S T.J. McDonald, USC
- CB Leon McFadden, San Diego State
- CB Dee Milliner, Alabama
- DE Barkevious Mingo, LSU
- DE Sam Montgomery, LSU
- LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama
- DT Roosevelt Nix, Kent State
- DE Alex Okafor, Texas
- LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College
- LB Sean Porter, Texas A&M
- CB Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
- LB Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
- S Eric Reid, LSU
- CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
- CB Nickell Robey, USC
- DT Kawann Short, Purdue
- DE John Simon, Ohio State
- LB Shayne Skov, Stanford
- S Hakeem Smith, Louisville
- DE Devin Taylor, South Carolina
- LB Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech
- LB Mike Taylor, Wisconsin
- LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
- LB Chase Thomas, Stanford
- S Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
- LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
- DT Joe Vellano, Maryland
- DE Bjoern Werner, Florida State
- DL Jesse Williams, Alabama
- DE Trevardo Williams, Connecticut
- LB Dwayne Woods, Bowling Green
- LB Tom Wort, Oklahoma
The Outland Trophy, meant to honor the best offensive linemen, presents its watch list:
- OT Oday Aboushi, Virginia
- G Alvin Bailey, Arkansas
- OT David Bakhtiari, Colorado
- G Chris Barker, Nevada
- C Mario Benavides, Louisville
- DT Josh Boyd, Mississippi State
- C Braxston Cave, Notre Dame
- G Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
- DT Everett Dawkins, Florida State
- DT Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
- OT Chris Faulk, LSU
- C James Ferentz, Iowa
- DT Sharrif Floyd, Florida
- OT D.J. Fluker, Alabama
- G Blaize Foltz, TCU
- C Travis Frederick, Wisconsin
- C Dalton Freeman, Clemson
- G Theo Goins, UCF
- C Ben Habern, Oklahoma
- DT Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
- G Braden Hansen, BYU
- OT Caylin Hauptmann, FIU
- DT Jordan Hill, Penn State
- C Khaled Holmes, USC
- OT Alex Hurst, LSU
- OT James Hurst, North Carolina
- G Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
- G Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
- DT John Jenkins, Georgia
- DT Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
- OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
- C T.J. Johnson, South Carolina
- OT Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt
- C Barrett Jones, Alabama
- G Joe Kellogg, Boise State
- C Tyler Larsen, Utah State
- OT Taylor Lewan, Michigan
- DT Bennie Logan, LSU
- G Spencer Long, Nebraska
- DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
- OT Zack Martin, Notre Dame
- OT Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
- G Chris McDonald, Michigan State
- C Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech
- OT Morgan Moses, Virginia
- DT Roosevelt Nix, Kent State
- C Graham Pocic, Illinois
- OT Mark Popek, USF
- OT Justin Pugh, Syracuse
- G Cyril Richardson, Baylor
- C Weston Richburg, Colorado State
- DT Kawann Short, Purdue
- DT Akeem Spence, Illinois
- DT Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska
- OT Matt Summers-Gavin, California
- C Travis Swanson, Arkansas
- G Lane Taylor, Oklahoma State
- G Dallas Thomas, Tennessee
- DT Aaron Tipoti, California
- G Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech
- DT Joe Vellano, Maryland
- OT LaAdrian Waddle, Texas Tech
- OT Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin
- G Mason Walters, Texas
- G Larry Warford, Kentucky
- G Chance Warmack, Alabama
- C Stephen Warner, Louisiana Tech
- DT Jesse Williams, Alabama
- DT Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
- G David Yankey, Stanford
- G Carson York, Oregon
