Golden Gophers Team Awards
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team had their annual Golden Gopher Football Banquet on Sunday, in which, among other things, many awards were given out. Some awards:
Rodney Smith: Bronko Nagurski Award, Bruce Smith Award, and Bob McNamara Offensive Back of the Year
Damarius Travis: Carl Elller Award, Tony Dungy Character and Community Service Award, and defensive back of the year
Emmit Carpenter: Bobby Bell Award
Blake Cashman: Gary Tinsley Award
Mitch Leidner: Paul Giel Award
Mitch Leidner, Nick Rallis, and Jack Lynn shared the Neil Fredenburg Award
Scott Epke: Butch Nash Award
Drew Wolitarsky: Wide Receiver of the Year
Nate Wozniak: Tight End of the Year
Jonah Pirsig: Offensive Lineman of the Year (2nd straight year)
Steven Richardson: Defensive Lineman of the Year
Jonathan Celestin: Linebacker of the Year
Antoine Winfield Jr.: Outstanding Defensive Freshman of the Year
Tyler Johnson: Outstanding Offensive Freshman of the Year
Seth Green: Offensive Work Team Player of the Year
Gary Moore: Defensive Work Team Player of the Year