The annual College Football Awards were doled out Thursday night. And while Chase Brown missed out on the Doak Walker (best running back) and Devon Witherspoon was absolutely robbed of the Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back), it wasn’t all bad for the Illinois duo.
Brown and Witherspoon were selected as All-Americans by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, as well as defensive tackle Johnny Newton.
“Spoon,” who received the Big Ten’s Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year last month, was voted to the First Team. The junior corner finished the regular season with 17 passes defended and three INTs.