McElwain earns Mountain West coach of year award

Published Dec. 2, 2014 3:14 p.m. ET

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State senior quarterback Garrett Grayson was named the Mountain West offensive player of the year and Jim McElwain earned coach of the year honors after leading the Rams to only their fourth 10-win regular season in program history.

Grayson shattered pretty much every Colorado State passing record in his career. He's thrown for 3,779 yards and 32 TDs this season with a bowl game remaining for the Rams (10-2).

McElwain is the second Colorado State coach to earn the league's coach of the year honor, joining Sonny Lubick. McElwain is a hot coaching commodity after turning around Colorado State in three seasons.

Utah State senior linebacker Zach Vigil earned the league's defensive player of the year, while Air Force senior kicker/punter Will Conant was the top special teamer.