Players Honored at Annual Banquet

somethin different to read & YA it's a slow news day, but that's a good thing lol!! lots of ball players mentioned in this! I didn't know they had an award named after ANDY....interesting lol

PROVO, Utah (March 13, 2008) - Members of the BYU Football team, coaches, staff, family, former players and special guests gathered at the Provo Marriott on Wednesday evening for the annual team awards banquet.

Former BYU running back Vai Sikahema served as the emcee for the event, and a number of former players were on hand to present awards. Following is a rundown of the award recipients.

ProBowl tight end Chad Lewis awarded the Chad Lewis Flag Bearer Award to senior receiver Matt Allen. Lewis also presented defensive lineman Brock Richardson with the Floyd Johnson Shield of Faith Award.

Philadelphia Eagles return specialist Reno Mahe presented senior linebacker Kelly Poppinga with the Ty Detmer Award for Leadership. Mahe also presented senior linebacker Markell Staffieri and sophomore defensive lineman Jan Jorgensen with the Bart Oates Big Brother Award.

NFL veteran linebacker and Super Bowl Champion Rob Morris presented Fui Vakapuna with the Leon White Award for Unselfish Devotion. Morris also presented sophomore quarterback Max Hall with the Andy Reid Competitive Greatness Award.

Five-time Pro Bowler Todd Christensen presented offensive lineman David Oswald with the Todd Christensen Academic Excellence Award. Christensen also presented senior linebacker Bryan Kehl the John Tait Strength & Conditioning Award.

A former tight end for the Chicago Bears, Gabe Reid presented running back Wayne Latu with the Vai Sikahema Award for Service. Reid also presented quarterback Matt Marshall with the Bill McNabb Personal Best Offensive Scout Award.

Seattle Seahawks' linebacker Cameron Jensen presented Ben Criddle with the Glen Redd Award for Work Ethic. Jensen also presented linebacker Jeff Bell with the Chris Hoke Personal Best Defensive Scout Award.

NFL veteran linebacker Colby Bockwoldt presented linebacker Matt Bauman with the Aaron Francisco Special Teams MVP Award, and also presented Kehl with the Kurt Goveia Defensive MVP Award.

For the final award of the evening, Cahoon presented the Steve Young MVP Award to freshman All-American running back Harvey Unga.