Under Chaney and Olson, Brees was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1999 and 2000 while winning the Maxwell Award as the nation's most outstanding player in 2000, as the Boilermakers won the Big Ten title and met Washington in the Rose Bowl.
Brees, guided by Chaney and Olson, was recognized as a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1999 and 2000 and won the Maxwell Award in 2000. The Boilermakers achieved the Big Ten title that year and played Washington in the Rose Bowl.