Welcome To The First Annual Wookie On Sports Awards!

Now that the Rebel's 2006 season has come to an end and college football moving into award season us here at Wookie On Sports have decided to hand out our own hardware. So with no further ado please welcome our good friend and master of ceremonies, Mr. William December Williams, better known as Lando Calrissian!



"Thanks to everyone that could be here. We have some esteemed guests from all over the country who wanted to take part in this award ceremony. First and foremost we'd like to thank Mr. Michael Mann who helped create this award ceremony by providing this years main theme with his unique style of movies as the major award categories are named after his films. But before we can get started I have to introduce our lovely presenters, Ms. Leeann Tweeden and Ms. Lisa Guerrero."


The Thief Award recognizes the player who came up with the big turnovers and timely interceptions.

And the award goes to Senior Free Safety Charles Clark.


Clark lead the Rebels in interceptions during the 2006 season with two. The bigger of the two interceptions came against Vandy with time expiring in the end zone to save a victory over the Commadores. Clark also finished the season third on the squad for total tackles with 65.










The Manhunter Award goes to the sure tackler who always tracked down his man and came up with big play to lead the defense.

And the award goes to . . . Senior Middle Linebacker Patrick Willis. Willis lead the team in tackles by a 43 tackle margin as on his way to finishing the season with an astonishing 137 tackles. He additionally was credited with 7 pass break ups, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, 3 sacks and 11 tackles for a loss.







The Keep Award goes to the freshman player you know is a keeper and will be a player for years to come.

This years Award goes to . . . Return Man Marshay Green.

Marshay individually kept us in the LSU game with his stellar returns and scored a thrilling and greatly needed touchdown to preserve the Mississippi State victory. I look for more great returns in the future and some exciting plays as his allusiveness gets incorporated in the offense.




The Last Of The Mohicans Award goes to the player that you just hate to see his eligibility expire.

And the award goes to . . . Senior Offensive Lineman Andrew "Hacksaw" Wicker. I hate to see him leave after only two years on the offensive line. And not just for the always easy wrestling jokes. The way he got better from the beginning of his first year after switching from defense to the end of that year and then from last season to this and might have been the Rebels best offensive lineman. The coaches constantly praised him as the best pulling lineman. If he improved this much in a year in a half it would have been interesting to see him take the benefit of a redshirt year like most lineman and what he could do with one more year to learn to play on the offensive side of the ball. (Of course this could easily go to Willis as well.)



The Heat Award goes to the player who went into the season with the most preasure and not only handled the preasure but excelled.

The Award goes to . . . true freshman kicker Joshua Shene. Shene came into the fall as a true freshman and won the starting placekicking job. He was rated as high as the second best kicker in the country coming out of highschool. He took the high preasure situations that kickers go throught and improved all season long. He had some struggles early on but kept working and finished the year hitting 14 of 17 field goals with a long of 52. He also connected on 20 out of 20 point afters.




The Insider Award goes to the Rebel defensive lineman who had a knack for getting inside and making a big play.

And the award goes to . . . Freshman Defensive End/Tackle Marcus Tillman. Marcus finished second on the team for tackles for a loss. (Willis was first) He started off strong getting two sacks in the first few games but after a injury depletion's to the tackle position he was forced inside where his numbers and effectiveness took a hit. He promises to be a very solid contributor in the future when he can spend the season at End.






The Ali Award goes to the greatest hitter on the Rebel team.

And the Award goes to . . . Senior Middle Linebacker Patrick Willis. I hate giving multiple awards to the same player but no one else could win this award. Obviously Patrick could walk away with every award but the The Keep. Willis delivered one highlight real hit after another this season on his way to the Butkus award.











The Collateral award goes to the player that you knew the Rebels could fall back on when they needed it most.

The Award goes to . . . junior running back Benjarvus "The Predator" GreenEllis. With the Rebel's passing game struggling as it did this year the only offensive the Rebels could muster was rushing the football. This often came against defenses creeping 8 and 9 men in the tackle box to stop the run since they knew the Rebels would not hit the plays in the passing game to keep them honest. Yet the Predator kept pounding always saving his best runs for the fourth quarter and finishing one yards shy of a thousand yard season. Credit also has to go to the offensive line for creating holes for him to run through.


The Miami Vice award goes to the player who made one unbelievable play and then the next series left you frustrated that he was not playing at that same level. Sort of a tantalizer who showed flashes of brilliance and the ability to take his play to an elite level but could not keep himself there.

The Award goes to . . . Freshman Defensive End Greg Hardy. Hardy made some of the best plays on defense this year for the Rebels getting in the back field for similar numbers to his freshman end tandem Tillman. He even gave the Rebels a huge spark on offense by stepping in at tightend and scoring the only offensive touchdown for the Rebels in the Eggbowl. Yet for every brilliant sack he would miss an assignment or break containment and let a running back or a reverse cut wide of him and get big yardage. However all you can think about is how good he could be if he ever put the total package together and he leaves you excited to see what he can do next year.


The William Wallace Award goes to the player who battled through injuries and kept playing strong all year like a warrior-poet.

And the award goes to . . . Sophmore Defensive Tackle Peria Jerry. Peria was set to be a feature on the Rebel defense at the start of the season. He injured more parts of your body than one can count, played at roughly 80% many games but refused to take the medical redshirt and kept on fighting. He played in eight games and collected 22 total tackles.







The Indiana Solo Award goes to the player that shows he's a natural born leader of the team.

This year's award goes to . . . Senior Middle Linebacker Patrick Willis. He lead the team not only in statstics but in intangibles on and off the field. Was a true leader for the Rebs this year.







The LJ Taylor Memorial Little Warrior Award goes to the Rebel player who came up big despite small statute. Dexter McCluster wins this years award narrowly beating Marshay. (By an inch in fact 5'9" to 5'10")







The Nikki Cox Biggest Bust Award goes to the player that came in with the biggest hype and had a disappointing season. And the award goes to. . . . Quarterback Brent Schaeffer. The Febuary five star recruiting gem was declared the started on signing day but managed play exactly like Michael Spurlock the year before. Of course the "I'm In" crowd ran Spurlock out of town but declare that Brent just needs a full spring practice. Brent finished the season with a mere 1442 yards passing at a 47% rate for 9 touchdowns to his 10 interceptions. (In 2005 Spurlock completed 53% of his passes for 1703 yards with 7 TD's to 9 ints. In fewer games.) In fact in 2006 the Rebels finished 112th in passing offense. Barely beating the service academies. Who all still run option offenses.

Brent has a strong arm and great mobility. Hopefully he can pull his natural abilities together next year and win The 2007 Indiana Solo Award.