In
an effort to bring media attention to those
players from smaller schools that are too
often overlooked for the HEISMAN and other
major awards, NationalChamps.net presents
the annual UNDERDOG AWARD to recognize the
best FBS Mid-Major player in the nation.
In evaluating the rich talent found throughout
the schools not aligned in BCS conferences,
our commitment to finding overall excellence
in college football remains at the forefront
of our efforts.
The
players listed below have excelled and stand
out from the many great mid-major players
found throughout the college football landscape.
NationalChamps.net has initially chosen
36 players for the 2011 UNDERDOG AWARD Preseason
Watch List, which was primarily based upon
those players’ 2010 performances.
You
can see the tough job in whittling down
such an excellent group of candidates. 2007
winner, QB Colt Brennan from Hawai'i, set
the bar rather high for what it takes to
win the UNDERDOG AWARD and QB Chase Clement
from Rice carried on the tradition in 2008…QB
Kellen Moore from Boise State returns to
compete for his third Underdog Award honor
after winning the award the past two years...and
we know this year’s winner will again
exemplify the amazing campaigns that those
from smaller schools have so often supplied
but are too often ignored for the national
media recognition they deserve.
On
Monday November 21 (the week of Thanksgiving),
NationalChamps.net will present the list
of semi-finalists. The finalists will be
presented Thursday December 1, and we will
name the winner of the 2011 UNDERDOG AWARD
after Championship Weekend on Thursday,
December 8.
Semi-finalists: Monday, Nov. 21
Finalists: Thursday, Dec. 1
Winner: Thursday, Dec. 8
ARCHIVES
December 10, 2008
- Kellen
Moore Wins
NationalChamps.net’s 2010 UNDERDOG
AWARD
December 10, 2009
- Kellen
Moore Wins
NationalChamps.net’s 2009 UNDERDOG
AWARD
December 10, 2008
- Chase
Clement Wins NationalChamps.net’s
2008 UNDERDOG AWARD
December
4, 2007
- Colt
Brennan Wins NationalChamps.net’s
2007 UNDERDOG AWARD |
