Wuerffel Heads Winners

Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel won the Maxwell Award as college football’s most outstanding player in the 1996 College Football Awards Show at Walt Disney World.

Wuerffel also won the Davey O’Brien award as best quarterback and the Honda Scholar-Athlete Award.

Florida strong safety Lawrence Wright was named winner of the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s best defensive back.

Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald repeated as the Chuck Bednarik Award winner as the defensive player of the year.

Ohio State junior Orlando Pace repeated as the Outland Trophy winner, as the outstanding interior lineman.

Texas Tech junior Byron Hanspard was presented the Doak Walker award as best running back.

Wyoming’s Marcus Harris won the Biletnikoff Award as the top receiver.

North Carolina State senior Marc Primanti, who made 31 of 33 career fieldgoal attempts and 47 of 48 PATs, won the Lou Groza award as best kicker.

Bruce Snyder, who coached No. 2 Arizona State to its first undefeated regular season since 1975 and only its second Rose Bowl berth, received the Bear Bryant award as coach of the year.

Dave Roberts, offensive coordinator under Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, was hired as Baylor’s football coach.

Ohio State assistant Joe Hollis has been hired as head football coach at Arkansas State.

Tony Samuel, who for the past decade has helped shape Nebraska’s powerful defense, was selected as head coach of the downtrodden New Mexico State program.

Bill Stewart has resigned after three seasons as Virginia Military Institute’s football coach amid reports he used a racial slur.