LSU Defensive Back Tyrann Mathieu, aka The honey badger, has won the 2011 Chuck Bednarik Award. Mathieu’s award marks the 2nd LSU player in a row to win the Bednarik Award. In 2010, LSU’s Patrick Peterson took home the same award.

The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA Head College Football Coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club & sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country.

Mathieu is also a finalist for the 2011 Heisman Trophy Award. The Heisman winner will be selected this Saturday, December 10th.