It’s hard to believe a player will win any sort of college football award when his team is abysmal in the general stat categories for which the honor is given. Look at Oregon, which has three players nominated for the Jim Thorpe Award (given to the nation's top defensive back) but isn't defending the pass well. Given the way the Ducks' secondary...

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