Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Under the Dome ball Writers Association of America after a dramatic 9-1 debut ��� but never won it again despite consensus national titles in 1966 and 1973, and a No. 2 finish in 1970. ��� Lou Holtz (1988) ��� FWAA, Sporting News, UPI and CBS Sports Coach of the Year during the 1988 ride to the national title in his third season, but not on the radar thereafter. ��� Tyrone Willingham (2002) ��� ESPN/Home Depot, George Munger, and Scripps College Coach of the Year, in addition to Sportsman of the Year by Sporting News ��� but fired two years later. ��� Charlie Weis (2005) ��� FWAA, Eddie Robinson and Schutt Sports Coach of The Year ��� but fired four years later. ��� 2012 National Football Awards When Blue & Gold Illustrated went to press Dec. 13, these were the honors bestowed on Fighting Irish players and coaches. Manti Te���o Bob Diaco ARA Sportsmanship Award ��� Winner Frank Broyles Award (Top Assistant) ��� Winner Chuck Bednarik Award (Top Defender) ��� Winner Stephon Tuitt Dick Butkus Award (Top Linebacker) ��� Winner First-team All-American ��� CBSSports.com Maxwell Award (Player of the Year) ��� Winner First-team All-American ��� Sports Illustrated Rotary Lombardi Award (Top Lineman) ��� Winner All-American ��� ESPN Bronko Nagurski Award (Top Defender) ��� Winner Second-team All-American ��� Associated Press Lott IMPACT Award ��� Winner Mike Golic Jr. Walter Camp Award (Player of the Year) ��� Winner First-team Capital One Academic All-American First-team All-American and Defensive Player of the Year ��� CBSSports.com KeiVarae Russell First-team Capital One Academic All-American First-team Freshman All-American ��� CBSSports.com Heisman Trophy ��� Runner-Up Louis Nix III Campbell Trophy (Top Scholar-Athlete) ��� Finalist Third-team All-American ��� CBSSports.com Senior CLASS Award ��� Finalist Braxston Cave First-team All-American ��� Associated Press Rimington Award (Top Center) ��� Finalist First-team All-American ��� Sports Illustrated Second-team All-American ��� CBSSports.com All-American ��� ESPN Third-team All-American ��� Associated Press Tyler Eifert Zeke Motta John Mackey Award (Top Tight End) ��� Winner All-American Honorable Mention ��� Second-team All-American ��� CBSSports.com Sports Illustrated Second-team All-American ��� Associated Press Second-team All-American ��� Sports Illustrated Brian Kelly Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year ��� Winner Home Depot Coach of the Year ��� Winner