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The MWCConnection 2021 Preseason Awards and Predictions

Welcome to Kickoff Week here at MWCConnection! Coinciding with MWC Media Days week, it is the unofficial start to the football season. It’s a great time to get hyped about your team and start getting nuggets of football news. Yesterday was our all-conference team, which can be found here.

Today, we are releasing our preseason awards as well as our predictions for division standings and conference champion. Like yesterday’s post, our team members submitted their picks and the players and teams with the most votes won out. Take a look at what we compiled below:

Awards

Offensive Player of the Year:

  • Carson Strong (Nevada)

Defensive Player of the Year:

  • Cade Hall (San Jose State)

Special Teams Player of the Year:

  • Calvin Turner Jr.