ESPN has released one of our favorite annual offseason content pieces, the 15th annual ‘Herbie Awards‘, analyst Kirk Herbstreit’s college football predictions and superlatives for the 2015 season.

Among the biggest surprises? Herbstreit’s picking LSU to win the SEC and reach the College Football Playoff.

Wowzers.

We’ve included some of the noteworthy SEC-specific highlights from Herbstreit’s picks. You can view the full award winners, here.

Per ESPN, The Herbies Preseason Special will air tonight at 6 ET on ESPN2 and WatchESPN.

BEST PASS RUSHER

Tennessee’s Derek Barnett and Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett were nominated, but Ohio State’s Joey Bosa earned the honor.

THE ENFORCER

Jamal Adams from LSU received praise, but lost out to Ohio State’s Darron Lee.

WELCOME TO THE PARTY

Herbstreit likes Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson to make a huge splash this fall.

HERBIE’S CONFERENCE WINNERS

Big Ten: Ohio State Buckeyes over Wisconsin Badgers
Big 12: Oklahoma Sooners
SEC: LSU Tigers over Tennessee Volunteers
ACC: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Florida State Seminoles
Pac-12: Arizona State Sun Devils over Stanford Cardinal

HERBIE’S PLAYOFF PICKS

LSU, Arizona State, Oklahoma and Ohio State