CCM’s 2011 Football Award Nominations: Newcomer Of The Year

by ccmachine on Dec 12, 2011 11:02 PM CST in Oklahoma Sooners Football

The conclusion of the 2011 football season brings about the award nominations from the staff here at Crimson And Cream. Unlike last year where we each awarded an honor to a player or coach, this year we're leaving it up to our readers to decide who gets the honors. We introduced our nominations Sunday night on the SoonerNation podcast and now your opportunity to cast your vote comes after the jump.

Nominations For Newcomer Of The Year

O3: Dominique Whaley

JTE: Blake Bell

CCM: Dominique Whaley

Dominique Whaley was having a storybook season until it was ruined by a broken leg against Kansas State. As a walk-on Whaley beat out the field of competition to be Oklahoma's opening day starter. Before his injury he rushed for 664 yards (still the team high) and 9 touchdowns with an average of 5.5 yards per carry.

Everyone knows the story of the "Belldozer" by now. Oklahoma's freshman quarterback was the answer to the short yardage problems the offense had faced early on in the season. He finished with 125 rushing yards and a team high 10 rushing touchdowns.

Poll

Cast your vote for Oklahoma's Newcomer of the Year

Dominique Whaley

138 votes

Blake Bell

22 votes

160 votes | Poll has closed

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This one shouldn't be tough, but it is

Both guys have played huge roles in this offense. I went with Bell simply for the fact that he’s basically been OU’s sole scoring threat since he showed out in Manhattan.

Whaley is a no brainer, though. Either way it’s a win.

by SCKSChief on Dec 13, 2011 8:45 AM CST reply actions