COACH OF THE YEAR: JIM GROBE, WAKE FOREST

Grobe's sixth season at Wake Forest was easily his most successful yet. He led the Deacons to an 11-2 record, including a victory in the ACC Championship Game over Georgia Tech. Wake Forest will also be making the school's first ever BCS appearance when they take on Louisville in the Orange Bowl.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: TROY SMITH, OHIO STATE

Smith, considered a Heisman lock by the experts, led the Buckeyes to an unbeaten regular season in 2006, his senior year in Columbus. For the season, Smith completed 67% of his passes and threw 30 touchdowns and just 5 interceptions. In addition, he also piled up a couple hundred yards on the ground.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QUINN PITCOCK, OHIO STATE

The Buckeyes' senior lineman was a force this fall on the nation's second-ranked defensive unit. He led the team with eight sacks and was one of the Big Ten's leaders in that category as well. Pitcock also had eleven tackles for loss this year in helping lead Ohio State to January's BCS Title Game in Glendale.

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: COLT MCCOY, TEXAS

McCoy stepped in the shoes of departed star Vince Young as a redshirt freshman in Austin this fall and performed admirably. He threw 27 touchdowns and just seven interceptions this season while also completing more than 68% of his passes and leading the Longhorns to nine wins and an Alamo Bowl berth.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB	Troy Smith	Ohio State University
RB	Steve Slaton	West Virginia University
RB	Darren McFadden	University of Arkansas
Try catching up with this trio of speedsters in the open field. While Smith was leading his Buckeyes to the Big Ten championship and national title game, Slaton was piling up more than 1700 rushing yards, the second-highest total in the country. McFadden, meanwhile, dashed for over 1500 of his own and was also a threat on kick and punt returns. Combined, these three accounted for 68 touchdowns this fall.
WR	Calvin Johnson	Georgia Tech
WR	Dwayne Jarrett	University of Southern California
TE	Zach Miller	Arizona State University
Though Johnson's offense struggled getting him the ball at time this season, he still had more than 1000 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns on the year. Jarrett, meanwhile, was a key part in the development of new QB John David Booty for the Trojans, as he had more than 800 receiving yards and 10 TDs this fall. Fellow PAC-10 pass-catcher Zach Miller led the Sun Devils in receiving with almost 500 yards and 4 scores.
OL	Joe Thomas	University of Wisconsin
OL	Justin Blalock	University of Texas
OL	Dan Mozes	West Virginia University
OL	Sam Baker	University of Southern California
OL	Jake Long	University of Michigan
What offense wouldn't want to set up its attack behind these big blockers? It's no mistake that all five of these guys are the blocking leaders for teams who were national title contenders throughout much of the season. They led the way for the likes of freshman-phenom P.J. Hill, star sophomores Jamaal Charles and Steve Slaton, and 1500-yard rusher Mike Hart.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL	LaMarr Woodley	University of Michigan
DL	Quinn Pitcock	Ohio State University
DL	Glenn Dorsey	LSU
DL	Gaines Adams	Clemson University
No quarterback wants to see these guys on the other side of the line. Woodley and Adams were both among the top ten sackers in the entire country, while Pitcock picked up eight quarterback take-downs of his own. Dorsey, meanwhile, was the leader of the line on the best defense in the SEC this fall.
LB	Paul Posluszny	Penn State University
LB	Patrick Willis	University of Mississippi
LB	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State University
These guys just get it done every time they hit the field. Each had 100 or more tackles this fall, including Willis who took down 137 on the campaign. Willis and Posluszny were also among the top twenty players in the nation in terms of solo tackles.
DB	Leon Hall	University of Michigan
DB	Daymeion Hughes	University of California
DB	LaRon Landry	LSU
DB	Michael Griffin	University of Texas
Throwing in the direction of these future NFL defensive backs is rarely a good idea. These four combined to pick off seventeen passes this fall, and no one on this list intercepted the opposition more than Hughes who did so eight times this season.
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K	Justin Medlock	UCLA
P	Daniel Sepulveda	Baylor University
KR	Marcus Thigpen	University of Indiana
PR	DeSean Jackson	University of California
There's offense. There's defense. And then there's special teams, often overlooked yet always imperative. Medlock was solid all year long, averaging a nation-leading 2.17 field goals per game thanks to an 87% success rate. Sepulveda, meanwhile, was creating field position nightmares for the opposition, leading the country with a 46.5 yard average per kick. And speaking of nightmares, Thigpen and Jackson could turn the momentum in the blink of an eye. The former led the nation with three kickoff returns for scores, while the latter was a national leader himself with four punt returns for touchdowns.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB	Colt Brennan	University of Hawaii
RB	Ray Rice	Rutgers University
RB	Garrett Wolfe	Northern Illinois University
WR	Robert Meachem	University of Tennessee
WR	Jeff Samardzija	University of Notre Dame
TE	Jonny Harline	Brigham Young University
OL	Ben Grubbs	Auburn University
OL	Aaron Sears	University of Tennessee
OL	Ryan Kalil	University of Southern California
OL	Josh Beekman	Boston College
OL	Levi Brown	Penn State University
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL	Tim Crowder	University of Texas
DL	Frank Okam	University of Texas
DL	Adam Carriker	University of Nebraska
DL	Jay Alford	Penn State University
LB	Rufus Alexander	University of Oklahoma
LB	Buster Davis	Florida State University
LB	Dan Connor	Penn State University
DB	Tra Battle	University of Georgia
DB	Reggie Nelson	University of Florida
DB	David Irons	Auburn University
DB	Antoine Cason	University of Arizona
SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS
K	Garrett Hartley	University of Oklahoma
P	Chris Miller	Ball State University
KR	Grant Jones	Oklahoma State University
PR	Ted Ginn	Ohio State University

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA
LB	H.B. Blades	University of Pittsburgh
WR	Adarius Bowman	Oklahoma State University
K	Mason Crosby	University of Colorado
WR	Jarrett Dillard	Rice University
RB	Mike Hart	University of Michigan
WR	Johnnie Lee Higgins	UTEP
RB	Marshawn Lynch	University of California
LB	Sam Olajubutu	University of Arkansas
QB	Brady Quinn	University of Notre Dame