11 New College Football Awards We'd Love to See

There are already enough awards in college football as it is, but that does not mean that they have all of the bases covered when it comes to postseason hardware.

There are still plenty of accomplishments out there that have not been named awards as of yet, and quite frankly, it is hard to tell what the college football world is waiting for.

Here are 11 awards that all college football fans would love to see.

FYI, take these with a grain of salt.

Maurice Clarett Award: Biggest Waste of Talent

Very few players have come along in the past decade that have had the talent of former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett.

He burst onto the scene in 2002, leading the Buckeyes to the national championship as a true freshman. He rushed for 1,237 yards and 18 touchdowns on only 222 carries, while averaging 5.6 yards per attempt.

Clarett was ineligible the following year and was then drafted by the Denver Broncos before being cut. He never appeared in an NFL game.

After spending time in jail, he now seemingly has his life back on track. A little too late for a guy who had as much talent as anybody in recent memory.

Chris Weinke Award: Best Player over 25

After reaching the Triple A level of minor league baseball, Chris Weinke decided to give it all up and pursue a college football career.

He enrolled at Florida State at the age of 25 and had a very successful college career, winning a Heisman in 2000 at the age of 28. He then moved on to the NFL where he obviously did not last too long due to his age.

He is one of the best players in recent memory who had so much success at such an old age.

Brandon Weeden would have been a candidate for the award this season.

Mark Herzlich Award: Comeback Player of the Year

After starting every game as a true freshman at linebacker in 2006, Mark Herzlich emerged as one of the best players in the country by his junior season in 2008, earning first-team All-America honors.

Before the start of the 2009 season, he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and missed the entire season. In miraculous fashion, he returned to the field in 2010 and finished the year with 65 tackles.

He displayed more heart and courage than many in college football had ever seen. This is certainly worthy of an award being named after him.

Adrian Peterson Award: Best Freshman

Adrian Peterson not only had the best season of any freshman in the history of college football, but also one of the best a running back has ever had.

Peterson rushed for 1,925 yards on 339 carries, going over 100 in the each of the first nine games of the season.

He ended up second in the Heisman race, losing out to Matt Leinart, simply because he was a freshman. Had he been an upperclassman, he would have won the award hands down.

I think there certainly should be an award named after him for that.

Case Keenum Award: Most Inflated Statistical Season

No quarterback in college football history has thrown for more yards than former Houston quarterback Case Keenum, and that was simply because he was a product of the system.

Over his five years in Houston, he passed for 19,217 yards and 155 touchdowns with only 46 interceptions.

Every year, it seems more and more like there are stats being put up by quarterbacks that the college football world has never seen before.

His record will certainly not last too long, but Keenum could have won the inaugural award last season after passing for 5,631 yards and 48 touchdowns with only five picks.

Trindon Holliday Award: Fastest Player in the Nation

No college football player has ever run quite like Trindon Holliday. In fact, he was more of a track star than a football player and nearly qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 100-meter dash.

Holliday is only 5'6" and has spent some time in the NFL, but could never really make a splash despite his amazing speed.

While it is hard to narrow down who exactly is the fastest player in the country every season, De'Anthony Thomas would be a good selection for this past season.

There are a lot of similarities between the "Black Mamba" and Holliday.

O.J. Simpson Award: Biggest Heisman Snub

Had O.J. Simpson been a senior in 1967, he would have certainly won the Heisman. Instead, he had to wait until 1968 to win the award. During that time, it was almost unheard of for an underclassman to win the award.

During that season, Simpson rushed for 1,415 yards with an average of 5.3 a carry.

He clearly had the best numbers of anybody in college football and was one of the best running backs of his time.

This award however, would likely go to a defensive player in most seasons, as they are often the biggest snubs.

Ki-Jana Carter Award: Biggest Potential Draft Bust

In his three seasons at Penn State, Ki-Jana Carter averaged 7.2 yards per carry and rushed for 2,829 yards. 

During his junior year, he had 1,539 yards and 23 touchdowns on only 198 carries, while averaging 7.8 yards per attempt.

Those were some of the best numbers the B1G has ever seen, and he became the No. 1 overall selection in the 1995 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Carter battled injuries and turned out to be one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

Let's name an award after him for that.

SMU Award: Most Scandalous Program

When the name SMU comes up, one thing comes to mind: the death penalty.

They received the cruelest punishment the NCAA has ever handed down, and it has taken decades for them to finally recover.

An award named after that would be kind of funny and humiliating to the team that won the award—so much so that they may start following the rules.

The honor could have gone to Ohio State in 2010 and Miami last season.

Rudy Award: Best Walk-on

There are plenty of awards named after Rudy for the courage he showed on the field, but what about one for the best walk-on in college football.

Certainly it will be easy to find some walk-ons who contribute to their teams.

Why not give them an award. It could be anything from a standout on special teams, to a player who just does it all on the scout team.

Maybe it could even go to the best actor on the team, after the famous movie Rudy.

Ron Zook Award: Worst Coach of the Year

Despite having talented recruiting classes at Illinois, Ron Zook could never put it all together. During his seven seasons at Illinois, he went 34-51 before being forced out after the 2011 season.

Why not name an award after him and give it to the college football coach who did the worst job in a given season.

This year there would have been a lot of viable candidates, including Ron Zook himself along with Rick Neuheisel.

One stipulation for the award is the winner automatically gets fired.