The Macho Rhino 2009 College Football Awards

The 2009 College Football Season is over now so it’s time to give out our awards. We’ll name two All-American teams, our top five players and coaches. Don’t forget to stay updated on the status of the first ever Macho Rhino Bowl.

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
QB Colt McCoy (Texas)
RB Toby Gerhart (Stanford)
RB Mark Ingram (Alabama)
WR Danario Alexander (Missouri)
WR Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green)
TE Dennis Pitta (BYU)
OL Mike Iupati (Idaho)
OL Russell Okung (Oklahoma St.)
OL Mike Johnson (Alabama)
OL Brandon Carter (Texas Tech)
OL Stefen Wisniewski (Penn St.)
K Kai Forbath (UCLA)
KR C.J. Spiller (Clemson)
P Drew Butler (Georgia)
DE Jerry Hughes (TCU)
DT Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska)
DT O’Brien Schofield (Wisconsin)
DE Greg Romeus (Pittsburgh)
LB Von Miller (Texas A&M)
LB Greg Jones (Michigan St.)
LB Carmen Messina (New Mexico)
DB Eric Berry (Tennesse)
DB Joe Haden (Florida)
DB Rahim Moore (UCLA)
DB Javier Arenas (Alabama)

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
QB Case Keenum (Houston)
RB Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon St.)
RB Donald Buckram (UTEP)
WR Golden Tate (Notre Dame)
WR Jordan Shipley (Texas)
TE Aaron Hernandez (Florida)
OL Ciron Black (LSU)
OL Trent Williams (Oklahoma)
OL Dace Richardson (Iowa)
OL Dennis Landolt (Penn St.)
OL Chris Jurek (Cincinnati)
K Grant Ressel (Missouri)
KR Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati)
P Scott Kozlowski (West Virginia)
DE Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech)
DT Terrance Cody (Alabama)
DT Adrian Clayborn (Iowa)
DE Brandon Sharpe (Texas Tech)
LB Brandon Spikes (Florida)
LB Rolando McClain (Alabama)
LB Sean Weatherspoon (Missouri)
DB Perrish Cox (Oklahoma St.)
DB Earl Thomas (Texas)
DB DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson)
DB Brian Lainhart (Kent St.)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1. Toby Gerhart (Stanford)
2. Mark Ingram (Alabama)
3. Ndamakong Suh (Nebraska)
4. Colt McCoy (Texas)
5. Case Keenum (Houston)

Gerhart was the most consistent and effective player all season. A great SEC title game almost made me put Mark Ingram on top but Gerhart’s body of work was impressive especially considering he doesn’t the same talent surrounding him Ingram does. Colt McCoy dropped to literally nearly throwing away the Texas season. That one errant decision near the end that almost cost Texas the Big 12 Championship and a spot in the BCS Championship hurt him.

COACH OF THE YEAR
1. Chip Kelly (Oregon)
2. Gary Patterson (TCU)
3. Jim Harbaugh (Stanford)
4. Brian Kelly (Cincinnati)
5. Nick Saban (Alabama)

Chip Kelly gets the award for surviving an amazingly awful start to the season with the LeGarrette Blount fiasco to get his team to a Pac-10 Title.