The American Athletic Conference on Wednesday announced its award-winners for the 2021 college football season.
The University of Cincinnati dominated the list, as head coach Luke Fickell was named AAC Coach of the Year for the third time (2018, '20, '21), senior quarterback Desmond Ridder earned his second straight AAC Offensive Player of the Year honor, and junior cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner became the first Cincinnati player to be named AAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Though the Bearcats were well represented on the All-AAC teams, with 16 players earning either first-team, second-team or honorable mention nods, Houston (12) wasn't far behind.