A finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player and for the Butkus Award as the top linebacker, Collins has registered 51 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and four interceptions, including two that were returned for touchdowns. Ridder, who was The American Rookie of the Year in 2018, is the first Cincinnati player to be chosen as the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.Ĭollins was unanimously chosen as The American Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in league history to earn unanimous player-of-the-year honors. He has accounted for 21 touchdowns in the Bearcats’ last five games, throwing 10 touchdown passes and rushing for 11 scores. He has passed for 1,821 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 526 yards and 11 TDs, engineering an offense that averages 40.9 points and 473.1 yards per game. Ridder, who is a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award as the nation’s most outstanding player, has been instrumental in Cincinnati’s 8-0 record. Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell was tabbed by his counterparts as The American’s Coach of the Year. A pair of freshman running backs – East Carolina’s Rahjai Harris and SMU’s Ulysses Bentley IV – were chosen as the conference’s Rookies of the Year. SMU kicker Chris Naggar was named The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year. IRVING, Texas - Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder and Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins, who will be on opposing sides Saturday in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game, have been chosen as The American’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, by the league’s 11 head coaches.
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