Colin Simmons of football, the former head coach Mack Brown, was honored with the Maxwell Awards

By: Grace Tafolla

Atlanta – Texas football Colin Simmons And the former head coach Mack Brown was honored on Friday at the 88th Maxwell Awards in College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Simmons was appointed Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Year on December 26th, while Brown is the Franci's “Reds” Bagnell Award of the Maxwell Football Club for contributions to the football recipient, which was announced on December 18.

Simmons was the first Longhorn to win Alexander Award in his seven -year history. Simmons, a Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) newcomer All-American, was also selected in the All-Sec newcomer team in December.

The native of Dallas had a breakout year in his first season for the forty morning, which developed as outstanding in an elite defense in Texas. Simmons performed in all 16 games this season and headed the team with 9.0 sacks for a defeat of 64 yards and took second place in the squad in Tackles because of loss (14.0-73), quarterback Hures (nine) and forced Fummel (three). Simmons also compiled a total of 48 duels (31 solo), intercept and two pass separations. Simmons led all of the FBS newcomers to overall bags, while his nine sacks are the third highest newcomer in the history of the individual season. During the post-season Simmons maps 15 quarterback printing, the third most common among all FBS defenders.

With Simmons' Help, UT defense also took number 1 in the FBS in passes with 22. Texas also at the national level in sales (30) and the team of efficiency of the team (104.56), third place in the overall defense (283.4 YPG) and the defense of the Red Zone (0.692), Fourth in the rating (15.3). Conversion percentage defense (0.314), 13. In the Rushing Defense (109.6 YPG), 15th in team bags (2.88) and 22nd in Team Tackles for Loss (7.0). The opponents ended in three of the last four games in the first half to end the regular season – all opponents of conference. The horns ended the regular season and only gave up four passing touchdowns – which were related to the state of Ohio for very few in the FBS.

Brown, a 47-year-old veteran of Collegiate Coaching, was 36 seasons with Stops in Texas (1998-2013), North Carolina (1988-97, 2019-24), Tulane (1985-87) and Appalachian State (1983). In his 36 seasons, Brown achieved a record of 288-155-1 (.650). These 288 career victories are on the FBS list of FBS ever. Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National coach of the year 2005 and the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year 2008 is one of a handful of coaches in the history of college football who lead two separate programs to Top-five national surfaces, and he is the only trainer who wins 100 games at two FBS schools.

After completing his term in Texas in 2013, Brown was one of only four active trainers who reached the 200-story plateau and led the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship. He was also one of only two coaches at the national level that led his teams to 21 shells in 22 seasons, and the only one who has had 23 profit seasons in the past 24 years. His 225 victories from 1990 to 2013, which combined the last eight years of his first stay at UNC and his entire term in Texas, were the largest coach in the country.

Brown was recorded in College Football Hall of Fame of the National Football Football in December 2018 and is also a member of Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Longhorn Hall of Honor, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame and the Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame. He joins an elite broodiness of coaches, including Bobby Bowden, Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Darrell Royal, Vince Dooley, Joe Paterno and William Manlove, who won the Bagnell Award.

Brown, one of the most respected trainers in the game, worked in numerous national committees, including the President of the American Football Coaches Association. He was also a member of the AFCA Ethics Committee and the AFCA Public Relations Committee. Brown was a member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee and the NCAA soccer committee. He was the chairman of the football trainer committee and a member of the board of directors of College Football Association. Brown was invited to train in five all-star games after the season, including Japan Bowl, Hula Bowl (twice) and East-West-Schreinstiel (twice). In March 2013, Brown was appointed recipient of Neyland Trophy 2013, which was awarded annually by the Knoxville Quarterback Club for contributions to College's lighting athletics.

“If you think about an effective tour on the soccer field, Mack Brown would have to be at the top of this list,” said Mark Wolpert, Executive Director of Maxwell Football Club. “His curriculum vitae is littered with impressive stops as head coach over a career of almost five decades. Coach Brown has set a standard that only a few others agree, and his contributions have contributed to forming the game that we all love.”