Awards Watch 2024
  • AggieFinn
    515
    Obviously, Big Sky All-Conference Honors will be coming up.

    Nationally, several Aggies should be in the mix for All-American status this season and Lan may very well win the Walter Payton Award, but we'll see. No Aggie has ever won the Walter Payton.

    Larison's final numbers for the 2024 regular season:
    255 rushes for 1366 yards (5.2 yds/carry), 14 Touchdowns, long of 59 (@ Sac State)
    58 catches for 755 yards (13 yds/catch), 6 Touchdowns, long of 60
    also completed 5/7 passes for 45 yards
    1 Time Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week

    Hastings final numbers for the 2024 regular season:
    303/436 (69.5%) for 3745 yards (12.3 yds/completion), 32 Touchdowns, long of 90, 312 yds/game
    Season QB rating 162.20, 10-2 record, zero road losses to FCS opponents in 2024

    Meyer's final defensive numbers for the 2024 regular season:
    101 total tackles (63 solo) and 4 INTs, 6.5 TFLs
    2 Time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week

    Rex Connors final defensive numbers for the 2024 regular season:
    91 total tackles (61 solo) and 2 INTs, 3 TFLs, 5 PBUs

    Porter Connors final defensive numbers for the 2024 regular season:
    72 total tackles (33 solo) and 3 INTs, 5.5 TFLs
    1 Time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week

    Kavir Bains final defensive numbers for the 2024 regular season:
    66 total tackles (47 solo) and 2 INTs, 8.5 TFLs, 10 PBUs

    DE Sam Goligoski led the team with 5.0 sacks

    DL Zach Kennedy, DL Princeton Toki and DL Evan Bearden combined for 65 total tackles and 8 TFLs

    LB Luka Sarac, DB Lamont Shamburger and LB Jackson Cloyd combined for 100 total tackles and 13 TFLs and 2 Sacks
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  • BlueGoldAg
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    Excellent article illustrating why Lan Larison should be the Walter Peyton Award winner this year:

    https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/11/25/football-the-case-for-lan-larison-it-really-is-a-no-brainer.aspx
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  • MTBAggie
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    Larison and Hastings are finalists for the Walter Payton award, and David Meyer is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan award.

    https://theanalyst.com/2024/11/walter-payton-award-finalists-fcs-football-2024-finalists
    https://theanalyst.com/2024/11/buck-buchanan-award-finalists-fcs-football-2024-finalists
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  • AggieFinn
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    In the RB group of the finalists --- nobody's even close to Lan in reception production. Hard to ignore Lambson's monster workhorse season, guy's a great back.

    Miles tops in passing yardage, and just one TD shy of UIW's Calzada, who had a brilliant year...I'd point out that Hastings did this in the Big Sky, not the Southland.

    Chism's numbers are ridiculous.
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  • MTBAggie
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    Sam Herder has Larison at #4 on his ballot.

    https://herosports.com/fcs-herder-vote-2024-walter-payton-award-bzbz/
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  • AggieFinn
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    ↪MTBAggie


    This ballot is about best players on best teams, I'd argue Lan's performance for the Aggies has been far more valuable to their success than the other nominees.

    I think Calzada, Hastings and Chism deserve more recognition.
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  • movielover
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    ↪MTBAggie
    I think LL broke the record for improbable one-handed catches.
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  • AggieFinn
    515
    Talk and Chatter:
    Big Sky Conference Announces Walter Payton Award Finalists
    https://www.reddit.com/r/fcs/comments/1h0hrap/walter_payton_award/?rdt=51588

    Walter Payton Award Winners for the Big Sky
    2021: QB Eric Barriere, Eastern Washington
    2015: WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington
    2011: QB Bo Levi Mitchell, Eastern Washington
    2005: QB Erik Meyer, Eastern Washington
    1996: RB Archie Amerson, Northern Arizona
    1995: QB Dave Dickenson, Montana
    1993: QB Doug Nussmeier, Idaho
    1991: QB Jamie Martin, Weber State
    1989: QB John Friesz, Idaho

    Didn't realize Nuss had won this award, he went to my high school.
    Dickenson is now Head Coach of the Calgary Stampeders with former Aggie Jake Maier at QB.

    By the way Montana State Head Coach Brent Vigen and Tim Plough are among the Eddie Robinson Award finalists.
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  • SochorField
    171
    I wonder if a team has ever had 2 Payton finalists in the same season? Pretty impressive.
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  • 69aggie
    378
    Who is lans agent going forward. I think someone posted this but I lost it.
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  • eastbayaggie
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    ↪69aggie

    MTBAggie said:
    "I heard somewhere (maybe your podcast???) that Jeremy Newberry is his agent. Newberry is a Bay Area kid (growing up in Antioch and playing at Cal) and moved to Idaho a few years ago. How did they get connected, and how is that relationship?"
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  • SochorField
    171
    Idaho is a small town. Jeremy Newberry is a big human. :D
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  • agalum
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    “ 2024 Walter Payton Award Finalists | Stats Perform Release
    The Big Sky had four finalists for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the top offensive player in the FCS. The UC Davis duo of Miles Hastings and Lan Larison made the cut, while Montana State's Tommy Mellott and Eastern Washington's Efton Chism rounded out the Big Sky's four finalists.

    Miles Hastings and Lan Larison led the Aggies to a 10-2 season, with the only loss coming to undefeated Montana State. Hastings had 3,745 yards passing, with 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Larison had 1,321 yards rushing and 755 yards receiving with 14 touchdowns on the ground and six receiving. The versatile back finished the season with 2,000-plus total offensive yards and 20 TDs. ”

    https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/11/26/football-big-sky-lands-multiple-finalists-for-prestige-national-awards.aspx
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  • agalum
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    UC Davis' Meyer ranks second in the Big Sky with 104 tackles on this season, with 63 solos. The Aggie linebacker has also made an impact on defense with 6.5 tackles for loss, a half sack, four interceptions and one defensive touchdown this year.

    The Buck Buchanan Award, which was first presented in 1995, was last won by a Big Sky school in 2019 following Dante Olson winning the honor after his season with Montana. The Big Sky has won the award a total of seven times in the award's 29-year history.

    The winner, to be selected by a national voting panel, will be announced at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Banquet on Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas.
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  • agalum
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  • BaseballAtDobbins
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    When is the deadline for votes? Does it include playoffs?
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  • AggieFinn
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    ↪BaseballAtDobbins


    In an interest to be fair to all candidates, I believe stats and performances only from the regular season are taken into account..
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  • agalum
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  • AggieFinn
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    All Big Sky 1st Team:
    RB Lan Larison
    TE Winston Williams
    LB David Meyer
    DB Rex Connors
    DB Kavir Bains
    DL Zach Kennedy

    2nd Team (see agalum's posts as well)
    QB Miles Hastings
    OL Eli Simonson
    DL Evan Bearden
    LB Porter Connors
    K Hunter Ridley

    Honorable Mention
    DL Princeton Toki
    OL Ernesto Nava
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  • DrMike
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    ↪AggieFinn
    you missed some 2nd team guys. I think Princeton should have been higher. He dominated the middle didn’t come off the field much.
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  • Riveraggie
    252
    6 players on defense first or second team all big sky is impressive

    ↪DrMike

    I thought he missed them also, but then noticed they were mentioned in the preceding posts.
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  • DavisAggie
    46
    very surprised Williams made 1st team
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  • AggieFinn
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    ↪DrMike
    Well alum has them up above in those pictures, Bearden, Hastings, Porter Connors and Simonson all made 2nd Team All Big Sky

    Kennedy making 1st team just shows you how much teams game plan for him, he is almost always double teamed and forced to role play in Coombs' scheme. Not a ton of room for glory, but he made some big plays this season...and as we saw in Sacramento, they're holding him on every play.
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  • Joey91
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    ↪DavisAggie
    Montana state tight end nominated as fullback, opened up a first team spot for a deserving Williams
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