SAGINAW, MI – Tristan Comer followed one celebration Wednesday with another Thursday.

The first was for his college. The second was for his high school.

Comer, a Freeland lineman, claimed the seventh annual Hawkins Award at the Saginaw Club. The award is given to the top Saginaw County senior football player based on athletic ability, academics and community involvement.

Thursday’s Hawkins Award came after Wednesday’s NCAA football signing day. Comer committed to play for Michigan State University, which fired Jonathan Smith, the coach who recruited Comer. The Spartans hired former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to take over the program.

“I definitely wanted to know who the coach was before I signed, but when it really came down to it, I love the people, the facilities and the acade

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