NCAA Midseason Awards

Week 7 of the college football season has come and passed and with that so has the first half of the season. Let's hand out some midseason awards.

Best Coach

  -Nominees: Gene Chizik (Auburn), Chip Kelly (Oregon), Mark Dantonio (Michigan St.), Chris Peterson (Boise St.)

  -Winner: Mark Dantonio

Best Player

  -Nominees: QB Cam Newton (Auburn), RB LaMichael James (Oregon), QB Kellen Moore (Boise St), Denard Robinson (Michigan)

  -Winner: QB Cam Newton

Best Team

  -Nominees: Oregon (6-0), Auburn (7-0), Boise St (6-0), Oklahoma (6-0)

  -Winner: Oregon

Biggest Surprise

  -Nominees: Michigan St (currently #8, began unranked), Auburn (#4, began #23), Utah (#9, began #24), 

  -Winner: Michigan State

Biggest Disappointment 

  -Nominees: Texas (#23, began #4), Virginia Tech (#25, began #6), Penn St (unranked, began #14), Pittsburgh (unranked, began #15)

  -Winner: Pittsburgh

Most Overrated Team

  -Nominees: #6LSU, #15Oklahoma St, #16Missouri, #4TCU

  -Winner: LSU

Most Underrated Team

  -Nominees: Utah (6-0),Iowa (5-1),USC (5-2),Texas (4-2)

  -Winner: Iowa