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NCAA CFB - Postseason Random Thoughts: Notre Dame vs Alabama
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Taylor Heinicke wins the Walter Payton Award.
PHILADELPHIA -- Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke has won the Walter Payton Award, given to the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Heinicke, a native of Atlanta, became just the second sophomore in FCS history to win the award, after receiving 72 first-place votes and 531 points Monday.
Stony Brook running back Miguel Maysonet finished second (284) and Wofford running back Eric Breitenstein (197) rounded out the top three. Heinicke is the ninth straight quarterback to be honored.
Colgate quarterback Gavin McCarney finished fifth overall with 158 points, but was second to Heinicke in first-place votes with 15.
Maysonet had 13 first-place votes after compiling 1,964 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns this season. Breitenstein received 11 first-place votes after posting 2,035 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns.
Heinicke led the FCS with 5,076 yards passing, a 390.5-yard average, and 55 total touchdowns for the Monarchs. Heinicke also ran for 470 yards on 126 carries as Old Dominion went 10-1 in the regular season.
On Sept. 22, in a memorable 64-61 victory over New Hampshire, Heinicke set a Division I record with 730 passing yards and 791 yards of total offense.
Former Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson is the only other sophomore to win the award (1999). Peterson went on to an NFL career with the Chicago Bears from 2002-09.
The award was part of The Sports Network's FCS Banquet and Presentation at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel.
Earlier in the day, Montana State defensive end Caleb Schreibeis won the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in the FCS. The senior from Billings, Mont., is the first Montana State player to win the award, and the fifth from the Big Sky Conference, which has won four of the past six Buchanan awards.
Schreibeis led the FCS with eight forced fumbles this season. He led the Big Sky with 12.5 sacks and 15 tackles for a loss. He tallied 59 tackles with seven quarterback hurries and four passes broken up.
Schreibeis received 35 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes and 14 third-place votes to finish with 319 points. Jeremy Kimbrough of Appalachian State was second with 287 points.
FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State University football coach Craig Bohl has been honored as the national coach of the year in the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision.
Bohl was awarded the Eddie Robinson Award on Monday night during a ceremony in Philadelphia.
"This is great recognition for our program. Anyone who understands college football knows the head coach really doesn't have a lot to do with it," Bohl said in a statement. "It's the assistant coaches, the support staff and the players. I will accept that recognition on behalf of our program. It's not an individual honor. This is a collective effort."
Bohl has led the Bison (13-1) to a repeat appearance in the FCS title game. The Bison on Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas, take on Sam Houston State (11-3) - the team they beat for the championship last year.
Bohl is in his 10th season at NDSU. He has an 88-32 record and is four wins away from breaking Rocky Hager's record for career wins at the Fargo school.
The Eddie Robinson Award is named for the legendary coach who won 408 games in 56 years at Grambling State.Comment
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I just can't shake the feeling that Notre Dame is going to pull off a stunner and win the title game.Comment
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