Pac-12 midseason awards span players, coaches and key games

The Pac-12 football midseason awards cover several parts of the season, including standout players, a top coach, a coaching seat under pressure, an unlucky team or program, the best game and the biggest win.

The categories offer a broad snapshot of Pac-12 football at the midpoint of the season. They address individual performance, coaching, difficult circumstances and notable results.

Award categories

The review includes awards for top players and coach. It also considers the hottest seat, worst luck, best game and biggest win.

What the awards measure

The player and coach categories focus on individual and leadership performance. The remaining categories look at coaching pressure, misfortune, game quality and the scale of a victory.

Midseason context

The awards are framed as a midpoint assessment rather than a final season record. The listed categories cover both people and team-level developments in Pac-12 football.