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Published December 12, 2008 01:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Heisman Trophy finalists Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow were winners Thursday night at the college football awards.
Bradford won the Davey O’Brien Award, beating out Texas’ McCoy and Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell as top quarterback.
Bradford, who will lead OU against Tebow’s Florida Gators in the national championship game next month, directed the highest-scoring team in major college football history. He led the nation in passer rating (186.3) and TD passes (48) while throwing for 4,464 yards.
Bradford became the second Sooners quarterback to win the award, joining Jason White, who won it in 2004 after winning the Heisman in 2003.
Tebow won the award last year ahead of winning the Heisman, which will be presented Saturday in New York.


Bradford takes home O’Brien Award
All three Heisman finalists pick up hardware

Staff & Wire Reports
The Norman Transcript

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Heisman Trophy finalists Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow were winners Thursday night at the college football awards.

Bradford won the Davey O’Brien Award, beating out Texas’ McCoy and Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell as top quarterback.

Bradford, who will lead OU against Tebow’s Florida Gators in the national championship game next month, directed the highest-scoring team in major college football history. He led the nation in passer rating (186.3) and TD passes (48) while throwing for 4,464 yards.

Bradford became the second Sooners quarterback to win the award, joining Jason White, who won it in 2004 after winning the Heisman in 2003.

Tebow won the award last year ahead of winning the Heisman, which will be presented Saturday in New York.

“It will be an honor just to be there with those guys,” Bradford said. “This is great to win. I was a little surprised. It’s too early to tell what else will happen.”

The last time all the Heisman finalists were quarterbacks was 2001, when Nebraska’s Eric Crouch won the award and QBs held the first six spots.

McCoy was the Walter Camp Player of the Year, leading the All-American team, and Tebow won the Maxwell Award and was given Disney’s Spirit Award for service off the field.

“All these awards are special — and they mean a lot to me — but they don’t compare to winning the championship because you share that with everyone on the team,” Tebow said. “That’s the one I really want.”

Michael Crabtree, a Texas Tech sophomore, won his second straight Biletnikoff Award for best wide receiver. Crabtree caught 18 touchdown passes this year, and has 93 receptions for 1,135 yards. He made headlines for his last-second, game-winning touchdown catch against Texas.

“This one feels just as good as the first one,” Crabtree said. “You always think you’re going to win, but you just never know for sure.”

Running back Shonn Greene of Iowa won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best running back, finishing ahead of Knowshon Moreno of Georgia and Javon Ringer of Michigan State, who will meet in the Capital One Bowl on New Year’s Day in Orlando.

The Outland Trophy (best interior lineman) was won by Andre Smith of Alabama.

Joining McCoy on the Walter Camp All-American team were running backs Greene (Iowa) and Javon Ringer (Michigan State); wide receivers Crabtree (Texas Tech) and Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State); tight end Chase Coffman (Missouri); and offensive linemen Michael Oher (Mississippi), Andre Smith (Alabama), Duke Robinson (Oklahoma), Rylan Reed (Texas Tech) and A.Q. Shipley (Penn State).

Matt Fodge of Oklahoma State won the Ray Guy Award (best punter) and Graham Gano of Florida State the Lou Groza Award (best kicker).



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