2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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Las Vegas Bowl, L 20–31 vs. Fresno State | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Record | 7–6 (5–4 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rob Likens (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Danny Gonzales (1st season) |
Captain | Cohl Cabral DeMonte King Manny Wilkins Renell Wren |
Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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No. 13 Washington xy$ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington State x | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah xy | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Herm Edwards and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Fresno State.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Arizona State in current position | |
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Herm Edwards | Head coach | 1st Year | |
Donnie Yantis | Assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator | 1st Year | |
John Simon | Assistant head coach/running backs coach | 3rd Year | |
Shawn Slocum | Associate head coach/special teams coordinator/linebackers coach | 1st Year | |
Danny Gonzales | Defensive coordinator | 1st Year | |
Rob Likens | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 2nd Year | |
Tony White | Assistant coach/passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach | 1st Year | |
Antonio Pierce | Assistant coach/linebackers coach | 1st Year | |
Dave Christensen | Assistant coach/offensive line coach | 1st Year | |
Charlie Fisher | Assistant coach/wide receivers coach | 1st Year | |
Shaun Nua | Assistant coach/defensive line coach | 1st Year | |
Reference:[1][2] |
Roster
2018 Arizona State Sun Devils roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Tight ends
Offensive lineman
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Defensive line
Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Safeties
Fullback
Kickers
Punters
Long snappers
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Offseason departures
ASU had 18 Graduates, 2 transfers, 1 left the team, 1 retired medically.
Name | Number | Pos. | Year | Notes |
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DJ Calhoun | 3 | LB | Senior | Graduated |
Koron Crump | 3 | LB | Senior | Graduated |
Demario Richard | 4 | RB | Senior | Graduated |
Kalen Ballage | 7 | RB | Senior | Graduated |
Maurice Chandler | 16 | DB | Senior | Graduated |
J'Marcus Rhodes | 17 | DB | Senior | Graduated |
Chad Adams | 21 | DB | Senior | Graduated |
Jacom Brimhall | 35 | RB | Senior | Graduated |
Mitchell Fraboni | 63 | LS | Senior | Graduated |
A.J McCollum | 65 | OL | Senior | Graduated |
Tashon Smallwood | 90 | DL | Senior | Graduated |
Christian Hill | 94 | DL | Senior | Graduated |
Ryan Jenkins | 14 | WR | Senior | Graduated |
Marcus Ball | 31 | LB | Senior | Graduated |
Alani Latu | 44 | LB | Senior | Graduated |
Frank Ogas | 48 | TE | Senior | Graduated |
Corey Smith | 55 | DE | Senior | Graduated |
Tyler McClure | 75 | OL | Senior | Graduated |
Sam Jones | 76 | OL | Junior | Entered 2018 NFL draft |
Brady White | 2 | QB | Junior | transferred to Memphis |
Alex Perry | 14 | DB | Sophomore | Left the team |
Marshal Nathe | 78 | OL | Sophomore | Medically retired |
Blake Barnett | 8 | QB | Junior | Transferred |
2018 NFL draft
ASU players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
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Kalen Ballage | Running back | 4 | 131 | Miami Dolphins |
Christian Sam | Linebacker | 6 | 178 | New England Patriots |
Sam Jones | Offensive guard | 6 | 183 | Denver Broncos |
Undrafted NFL free agents
Player | Position | NFL Team |
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Demario Richard | Running back | Atlanta Falcons |
JoJo Wicker | Defensive lineman | Detroit Lions |
Preseason
On December 20, 2017, NCAA Football had its first ever early signing period, during which Arizona State signed nine recruits. On national signing day the Sun Devils received eight more high school recruits tipping off the signing period with a total of 17 high school recruits, four JUCO transfers and one transfer which totals 22 total recruits in the 2018 offseason.[3]
Position key
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Recruiting class
Incoming transfers
Arizona State had four junior college transfers and one college transfer.
List of incoming transfers | |||||
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Name | Pos. | Eligible beginning | Years of eligibility | Previous school | |
Dominique Harrison | CB | 2018 | 2 | Blinn College | |
Terin Adams | CB | 2018 | 3 | City College of San Francisco | |
Casey Tucker | OT | 2018 | 1 | Stanford | |
Isaiah Floyd | RB | 2018 | 4 | City College of San Francisco | |
Brandon Aiyuk | ATH | 2018 | 2 | Sierra College | |
Pac-12 Media Days
The 2018 Pac-12 media days started on July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Herm Edwards (HC), N'Keal Harry (WR) & Manny Wilkins (QB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Sun Devils predicted to finish in last place at Pac-12 South division.[4]
Media poll (South) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | USC | 225 (22) |
2 | Utah | 209 (14) |
3 | Arizona | 178 (3) |
4 | UCLA | 116 (2) |
5 | Colorado | 80 (1) |
6 | Arizona State | 72 |
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott Trophy[5] | Koron Crump | LB | SR |
Rimington Trophy[6] | Cohl Cabral | C | JR |
Maxwell Award[7] | Manny Wilkins | QB | SR |
N'Keal Harry | WR | JR | |
Davey O'Brien Award[8] | Manny Wilkins | QB | SR |
Doak Walker Award[9] | Eno Benjamin | RB | So |
Fred Biletnikoff Award[10] | N'Keal Harry | WR | JR |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[11] | Chase Lucas | DB | SO |
Lou Groza Award[12] | Brandon Ruiz | K | SO |
Paul Hornung Award[13] | N'Keal Harry | WR | JR |
Wuerffel Trophy[14] | Manny Wilkins | QB | SR |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[15] | Manny Wilkins | QB | SR |
Manning Award[16] | Manny Wilkins | QB | SR |
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[17] | Eno Benjamin | RB | SO |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | UTSA* | FS1 | W 49–7 | 50,188 | ||
September 8 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 15 Michigan State* |
| ESPN | W 16–13 | 53,599 | |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State* | No. 23 | CBSSN | L 21–28 | 34,641 | |
September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Washington | ESPN | L 20–27 | 71,200 | ||
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| P12N | W 52–24 | 51,447 | |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Colorado | P12N | L 21–28 | 52,681 | ||
October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Stanford |
| ESPN | L 13–20 | 42,946 | |
October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | at USC | ABC/ESPN2 | W 38–35 | 47,406 | ||
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 Utah |
| P12N | W 38–20 | 46,445 | |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | UCLA |
| P12N | W 31–28 | 46,466 | |
November 17 | 8:30 p.m. | at Oregon | P12N | L 29–31 | 50,485 | ||
November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arizona | FS1 | W 41–40 | 51,805 | ||
December 15 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 19 Fresno State* | ABC | L 20–31 | 37,146 | ||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | 23 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | — | — | 25 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Game summaries
UTSA
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Sun Devils | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: September 1, 2018
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
- Game attendance: 50,188
- TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers (play-by-play) and James Laurinaitis (analyst)
Game information | ||
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- Statistics
Total Yards |
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503 yards |
Passing Yards |
237 yards |
Rushing Yards |
266 yards |
Leading Passer |
Manny Wilkins |
Leading Rusher |
Eno Benjamin |
Leading Receiver |
N'Keal Harry |
Michigan State
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 15 Spartans | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Sun Devils | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: September 8, 2018
- Game time: 7:45 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
- Game attendance: 53,599
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information | ||
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Total Yards |
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424 yards |
Passing Yards |
380 yards |
Rushing Yards |
44 yards |
Leading Passer |
Manny Wilkins |
Leading Rusher |
Eno Benjamin |
Leading Receiver |
Kyle Williams |
At San Diego State
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Aztecs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
at SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA
- Date: September 15, 2018
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
- Game attendance: 34,641
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV: CBSSN
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At Washington
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
No. 10 Huskies | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 22, 2018
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
- Game attendance: 71,200
- TV: ESPN
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Oregon State
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Beavers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Sun Devils | 10 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: September 29, 2018
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
- Game attendance: 51,447
- TV: Pac-12 Networks
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At Colorado
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 21 Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
- Date: tober 6, 2018
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
- TV: Pac-12 Networks
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Stanford
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Sun Devils | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: October 18, 2018
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
- TV: ESPN
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At USC
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Trojans | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
- Date: October 27, 2018
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
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Utah
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 16 Utes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Sun Devils | 14 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: November 3, 2018
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
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UCLA
Pregame line | Over/under |
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UCLA –0 | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bruins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Sun Devils | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: November 10, 2018
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
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At Oregon
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona State | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 3 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
Ducks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
- Date: November 17, 2018
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
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At Arizona
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona –0 | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
Wildcats | 10 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
- Date: November 24, 2018
- Game time: 1:40 p:m
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
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Vs. Fresno State (Las Vegas Bowl)
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 0 | ||
Bulldogs | 0 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV
- Date: December 15, 2018
- Game time: 1:30 p:m
- Game weather: Temperature: • Winds: (MPH) • Weather:
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Awards
Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year: Merlin Robertson[18]
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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1 | 32 | N'Keal Harry | WR | New England Patriots |
4 | 125 | Renell Wren | DT | Cincinnati Bengals |
References
- ↑ 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils Football Media Guide, p. 2
- ↑ "Coaches". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ↑ "ASU 2018 recruits". houseofsparky.com.
- ↑ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ↑ Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.