Paul Hornung Award Press Releases
October 31, 2016
Big 10, Big 12, and Pac 12 Players Account for Eight Touchdowns in Conference Wins
Louisville, Ky. – October 31, 2016 – The Week Nine Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll brings back two familiar faces – Jabrill Peppers and Christian McCaffrey – and newcomer Dede Westbrook from Oklahoma. Peppers headlines the Honor Roll for the second consecutive week and the fourth time this season by playing nine different positions in Michigan’s win over in-state rival Michigan State; McCaffrey returns to the Honor Roll for the first time since Week Four of the season with 225 all-purpose yards in Stanford’s win over Arizona; and Dede Westbrook earns his first Honor Roll by scoring two different ways in the Sooners’ win over Kansas.
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October 24, 2016
Five Players Account for More Than 1,000 All-Purpose Yards, 11 Touchdowns
Louisville, Ky. – October 24, 2016 – Week eight of the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll brought two familiar faces and three first-time honorees. Jabrill Peppers of Michigan lined up in nine different positions during its rout of Illinois, and Oklahoma’s Joe Mixon racked up 377 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns in the NCAA-recording breaking game versus Texas Tech. Peppers and Mixon are repeat honorees this season. Rodney Smith of Minnesota accounted for 257 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in Minnesota’s win over Rutgers; Tre Watson of Cal logged 36 touches in the double-overtime conference win against Cal; and Richie James of Middle Tennessee touched the ball four ways and scored two different ways in its big win over Missouri. Smith, Watson and James made the list for the first time.
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October 17, 2016
Players from the Big 12 and ACC Headline Week Seven Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll
Louisville, Ky. – October 17, 2016 – Oklahoma running back and kick returner Joe Mixon returns to the Honor Roll for the second time this season by playing a major role in the Sooners’ 38-17 win over Kansas State. Pitt’s Jordan Whitehead started on both offense and defense, and makes his first appearance on the Honor Roll this season following the Panthers’ 45-31 road win over Virginia.
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October 10, 2016
Pac-12, Big 10, and SEC Players Leave Their Marks in Conference Games
Louisville, Ky. – October 10, 2016 – USC’s Adoree’ Jackson returns to the Honor Roll for the first time since being a 2015 Hornung Award finalist following a conference win over Colorado; Arizona State’s Tim White led the Sun Devil’s in receiving and special teams in a Pac-12 win over UCLA; Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers returns to the Honor Roll after lining up at five positions on offense, defense and special teams in an easy win over Rutgers; and Tennessee’s Alvina Kamara returns to the Honor Roll for the second consecutive week following the Volunteers’ overtime loss to Texas A&M.
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October 3, 2016
Players Help Lead Teams to Big Wins in the SEC, Big 12, Mountain West and ACC
Louisville, Ky. – October 3, 2016 – Week Five of the Paul Hornung Award brings four new faces to the Honor Roll who helped lead their teams to big conference wins. Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara made key plays in the Vol’s comeback win at Georgia; North Carolina running back TJ Logan scored twice in the Tar Heels’ upset at Florida State; Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon touched the ball four different ways in the Sooners’ win at TCU; and Boise State wide receiver Cedrick Wilson threw and caught touchdown passes in the Broncos’ home win over Utah State.
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