The Trojans held their annual banquet tonight to celebrate a season during which they stared down adversity to emerge 9-4 with a shot at 10 wins coming up in the Las Vegas Bowl. Bereft by injuries and diminished numbers, several inspirational heroes emerged, and the coaches honored the best individual performances as well as the senior class at Friday's event.
Here is the list of winners and our season-in-review video:
Most Valuable Player - RB Javorius "Buck" Allen
Most Inspirational Player - OLB Devon Kennard
Trojan Way Leadership Award - OLB Devon Kennard and LB Hayes Pullard
Linemen of the Year - C Marcus Martin and DE Leonard Williams
Perimeter Players of the Year - RB Buck Allen, WR Nelson Agholor, DB Josh Shaw and S Dion Bailey
Special Teams Player of the Year - FB Soma Vainuku
Service Team Players of the Year - QB Conner Sullivan and LB Nick Schlossberg
Jack Oakie "Rise and Shine" Award (Longest Run of the Season) - RB Buck Allen (80 yards vs. Cal)
Howard Jones/Football Alumni Club Academic Award - OLB Devon Kennard
Bob Chandler Award (Top Underclassman) - QB Cody Kessler
John McKay Award (Most Competitive Underclassman) - WR Nelson Agholor
Joe Collins Walk-On Award - RB Taylor Ross
Courage Award - TE Randall Telfer and WR Marqise Lee
Lifters Award - OL Chad Wheeler and OLB Devon Kennard
Team Captains - WR Marqise Lee, LB Hayes Pullard, C Marcus Martin and OLB Devon Kennard
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