Tennessee was honored five times in the 12th annual Herbie Awards, an annual list of the best in college football. Compiled by Kirk Herbstreit, the elite players and coaches of college football are celebrated.
He was featured in the Catching On: Top Wide Receivers Category and in the Dress For Success: Looks the Part category.
Catching On: Top Wide Receivers
1. Marqise Lee, USC
2. Tavon Austin, West Virginia
3. Robert Woods, USC
4. Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee
5. Marquess Wilson, Washington State
1. William Gholston, Michigan State
2. Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
3. Shayne Skov, Stanford
4. Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee
5. Marqise Lee, USC
In addition, Rogers was named to the:
All-Herbie Team: What a college team should look like.
| QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech | DL William Gholston, Michigan State |
| RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina | DL Sam Montgomery, LSU |
| RB Rex Burkhead, Nebraska | DL Corey Lemonier, Auburn |
| WR Marqise Lee, USC | DL Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina |
| WR Tavon Austin, West Virginia | LB Shayne Skov, Stanford |
| WR Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee | LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia |
| TE Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State | LB Jamie Collins, Southern Miss |
| T Oday Aboushi, Virginia | |
| T Jake Matthews, Texas A&M | CB Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech |
| C Barrett Jones, Alabama | CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State |
| G Chance Warmack, Alabama | S Kenny Vaccaro, Texas |
| G Braden Hansen, BYU | S Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma |
Defensive Coordinator Sal Sunseri, and head coach Derek Dooley for hiring him, got the nod in the category of Sudden Impact: Best Coordinator Hires.
Sudden Impact: Best Coordinator Hires
1. Mike Stoops, Oklahoma
2. Doug Nussmeier, Alabama
3. Sal Sunseri, Tennessee
4. Brian VanGorder, Auburn
5. Justin Wilcox, Washington
And for the final award of the night, the Tennessee Vols earned the honor as a team in the category Surprise Party: Teams.
Surprise Party: Teams
1. Mississippi State
2. Purdue
3. Boise State (Chris Petersen!)
4. Tennessee
5. UCLA
"The Herbie Awards" airs on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday night.
