Manti Te'o Wins More National Awards
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Te'o has now won six major awards since the end of Notre Dame's regular season, also taking home the Bednarik Award for top defensive player and Walter Camp Foundation player of the year award on Thursday. He became the first defensive player to win the Maxwell Award since 1980, ending a string of nine straight quarterbacks.
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Te'o has now won 6 national awards surpassing Charles Woodson (five) for the most single season national awards won. He's also been named to the Capital One Academic All-America first team.
Couldn't be happier for him. What a season he and the Irish have had. Next up is the Heisman trophy and then the big game on Jan 7.
Edit Update: Make that 7 National awards. Te'o was awarded the Lott Impact trophy. Although he didn't win the Heisman, he did finish with the most votes for any defensive player. I think it's safe to say he's one the most decorated College Football players of all time. However, even he said he would trade them all in for a crystal ball.