No, this is not a joke, there is an actual Piesman Award, and yes, senior defensive lineman Sam Brincks is actually one of five finalists for this award. It’s just another opportunity for an Iowa football to rake in another postseason award, even if it’s sort of a joke.
What is the Piesman you ask? Let us tell you because it’s a doozy.
It’s an award given to offensive lineman doing non-lineman things. As Piesman’s twitter appropriately articulates:
College football’s first trophy honoring linemen who do decidedly un-linemen things.
Yesterday morning, Twitter announced Brincks as a finalist.