Iowa season end team awards.

[Layoutman]

Want to have a little fun with the post regular season awards to soak up some time before the bowl game.

Please select in your own opinion who deserves the following rewards :

True/RS Freshman, JuCo transfers (Rookies) of the Year:

Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Whole Team

Comeback Player of the Year

Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Whole Team

Most Valuable Player

Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Whole Team

Biggest disappointments (player regression) of the year

Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Whole Team

Game of the Year:

Play of the Year:

Hit/Block of the year:

 

[87alum87]

True Freshman (Rookies) of the Year:

Offense: ISM, (Hockenson as Red-shirt)
Defense: Epenesa
Special Teams: IKM - solid if not spectacular returns
Whole Team: Epenesa (Hockenson as Red-Shirt)

Comeback Player of the Year

Offense: Kulick - return from bad injury
Defense: Jackson - reserve to 1st Round
Special Teams: Recinos
Whole Team: Recinos

Most Valuable Player

Offense: Stanley
Defense: Jewell
Special Teams: Recinos
Whole Team: Jackson

Biggest disappointments (player regression) of the year

(No Comment on Players....but underwelmed by BF in the close losses)
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Whole Team

Game of the Year: OSU beat-down

Play of the Year: Wadley's run against ISU

Hit/Block of the year: Jewell on a devastating hit that was reviewed for targeting...it wasn't.

 

[Layoutman]

True/RS Freshman, JuCo transfers (Rookies) of the Year:

Offense ISM / Wirfs
Defense AJ Epenesa
Special Teams Geno Stone - kick coverage
Whole Team: ISM

Comeback Player of the Year

Offense Kulick
Defense Josh Jackson
Special Teams Miguel Recinos PK
Whole Team Josh Jackson

Most Valuable Player

Offense Akrum Wadley / Nate Stanley
Defense Josey Jewell
Special Teams Miguel Recinos PK
Whole Team Josey Jewell

Biggest disappointments (player regression) of the year

Offense James Daniels
Defense Manny Regumba
Special Teams Punt Returners
Whole Team: Iowa Offense

Game of the Year: OSU

Play of the Year: Jackson one hand interception vs OSU

Hit/Block of the year: Strip sack Sam Brinks on Trace McSorely.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

True/RS Freshman, JuCo transfers (Rookies) of the Year:

Offense ISM / Wirfs
Defense AJ Epenesa
Special Teams Geno Stone - kick coverage
Whole Team: ISM

Comeback Player of the Year

Offense Kulick
Defense Josh Jackson
Special Teams Miguel Recinos PK
Whole Team Josh Jackson

Most Valuable Player

Offense Akrum Wadley / Nate Stanley
Defense Josey Jewell
Special Teams Miguel Recinos PK
Whole Team Josey Jewell

Biggest disappointments (player regression) of the year

Offense James Daniels
Defense Manny Regumba
Special Teams Punt Returners
Whole Team: Iowa Offense

Game of the Year: OSU

Play of the Year: Jackson one hand interception vs OSU

Hit/Block of the year: Strip sack Sam Brinks on Trace McSorely.

I thought about participating, but I'll just agree with this one!

 

[HawkIDrummer]

I think Nick Easley would push for a shared spot as newcomer/Frosh of the year.

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

True/RS Freshman, JuCo transfers (Rookies) of the Year:

Offense ISM / Wirfs
Defense AJ Epenesa
Special Teams Geno Stone - kick coverage
Whole Team: ISM

Comeback Player of the Year

Offense Kulick
Defense Josh Jackson
Special Teams Miguel Recinos PK
Whole Team Josh Jackson

Most Valuable Player

Offense Akrum Wadley / Nate Stanley
Defense Josey Jewell
Special Teams Miguel Recinos PK
Whole Team Josey Jewell

Biggest disappointments (player regression) of the year

Offense James Daniels
Defense Manny Regumba
Special Teams Punt Returners
Whole Team: Iowa Offense

Game of the Year: OSU

Play of the Year: Jackson one hand interception vs OSU

Hit/Block of the year: Strip sack Sam Brinks on Trace McSorely.

This is a good one, agree with most everything. I would switch out your play of the year with 87Alum's Wadley vs ISU run. Or at least add it and change yours to "Highlight of the Year". Wadley's run played a huge role in that win, while Jackson's pick was awesome, but not game changing.