Is NC State LB Payton Wilson the Male Athlete of the Year? Fannie Awards Nominations!

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The nominations for 2024 "The Fannies" Awards have been announced!

Best Team: -NC State Men’s BB -NC State Women’s Cross Country -UNC Field Hockey -UNC Baseball

Male Athlete: -Payton Wilson - NC State football -RJ Davis - UNC basketball -Sebastian Aho - Carolina Hurricanes -Derrick Brown - Carolina Panthers

Female Athlete: -Abby Lampe - Cheese rolling -Deja Kelly - UNC Basketball -Ryleigh Heck - UNC Field Hockey -Katelyn Tuohy - NC State XC

Coach of the Year: -Wes Moore - NC State Women's basketball -Erin Madsen - UNC Field Hockey -Laurie Henes - NC State Women's Cross Country -Rod Brind’Amour - Carolina Hurricanes

Rivalry of the Year: -Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers -Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper vs fans -UNC vs. NC State football -Duke vs NC State Men's basketball

Game of the Year: -UNC vs App State FB 2OT -NC State vs Oakland OT NCAAT 2nd round -UNC-Wilmington upsets Kentucky -Bryson DeChambeau vs Rory McIlroy Final Found of US Open

Best Single Game Performance: -RJ Davis, UNC Basketball - 42 points vs Miami -Cormac Ryan, UNC Basketball - 31 points at Duke -Pyotr Kochetkov 45-save shutout vs Florida Panthers -KC Concepcion, NC State FB vs UNC (7 catches, 131 yds, 2 TD; 11 car. - 55 yds)

Play of the Year: -Payton Wilson, NC State FB - runs down a WR vs Notre Dame -Drake Maye, UNC FB - lefty TD pass vs PITT -Michael O’Connell, NC State MBB - buzzer beater vs UVA -Jordan Martinook, Carolina Hurricanes - goal line save vs NYR

Breakout Athlete: -KC Concepcion, NC State FB -Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes -DJ Horne, NC State Men's Basketball -Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets

Biggest Story: -Carolina Panthers firings & hires -NC State Final Four runs in Men's & Women's hoops -Canes go all in at trade deadline -Tez Walker vs NCAA -NC State football transfers mid-season