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Three Named as "Paul Hornung's weekly Most Versatile Performer"
Three national players have been named "Paul Hornung's Most Versatile Performances of the Week," it was announced Monday by Paul Hornung and the Louisville Sports Commission. The weekly award honorees highlight elite performances from the previous week in college football that display the same versatility on the field as the legendary Paul Hornung.
Week Five Honorees:
Photo - WR/RS Randall Cobb - Kentucky
The weekly award honorees highlight elite performances from the previous week in college football that display the same versatility on the field as the legendary Paul Hornung.
This week's honorees includes Randall Cobb of Kentucky who earned the nomination for the third time this season. Cobb had an outstanding performance in the Wildcats lost to Ole Miss. The two other players nominated faced off in a 42-35 offensive showcase as Michigan and Denard Robinson beat Indiana and Tandon Doss in Bloomington. The duo combined for 857 all-purpose yards in the Big Ten contest.
Week Five Honorees:
· Kentucky's Randall Cobb had 267 all-purpose yards in a 42-35 loss to Ole Miss in Oxford. Cobb had six receptions for 108 yards and a TD, five punt returns for 85 yards, three kick returns for 64 yards and two carries for 10 yards. Cobb's only pass attempt on the day fell incomplete. Cobb also caught a pass on a two-point conversion try.
· Michigan's Denard Robinson completed 10-of-16 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns during a 42-35 win over Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 2. The QB also rushed 19 times for 217 yards and two touchdowns.
· Indiana's Tandon Doss had a big day with 15 receptions for 221 yards, six rushes for 22 yards, one punt return for 10 yards, and five kickoff returns for 111 yards. The WR racked up a total of 363 all-purpose yards during the 42-35 loss to Michigan.
A weekly, up-to-date rundown of the individual accomplishments of each player on the Watch List can be found on the official website of the Paul Hornung Award at www.paulhornungaward.com.
Past Weekly Honorees
Week Five: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Denard Robinson (Michigan) and Tandon Doss (Indiana)
Week Four: Owen Marecic (Stanford), Jeremy Kerley (TCU), Trent Richardson (Alabama), Terrell Pryor (Ohio State), Trey Burton (Florida), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), DJ Woods (Cincinnati) and Titus Young (Boise State)
Week Three: Jeremy Kerley (TCU), James Rodgers (Oregon State), DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma), Trent Richardson (Alabama) and Torrey Smith (Maryland).
Week Two: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Denard Robinson (Michigan), Jeffery Demps (Florida), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Joe Lefeged (Rutgers), Mohamed Sanu (Rutgers), Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Keshawn Martin (Michigan State).
Week One: Dwayne Harris (East Carolina), Brandon Bing (Rutgers), Demaris Johnson (Tulsa), Austin Pettis (Boise State), Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Patrick Peterson (LSU), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy) and Jeremy Kerley (TCU).
A weekly, up-to-date rundown of the individual accomplishments of each player on the Watch List can be found on the official website of the Paul Hornung Award at www.paulhornungaward.com.
Paul Hornung Award
Created by the Louisville Sports Commission, the Paul Hornung Award is designed to recognize versatile, high-level performers in major college football and help preserve the legacy of one of Kentucky's best known athletes. A panel of experts will select the inaugural winner in early January 2011. The votes will be tabulated by Dean Dorton Allen Ford. Hornung is considered by many the best all-around player in the history of college and pro football. He won the 1956 Heisman Trophy at quarterback for Notre Dame and was the No. 1 pick in the 1957 NFL draft. He played every position in the backfield during his career with the Irish, where he also punted, kicked, returned kicks and played defensive back and was a multi-threat offensive back and prolific kicker in the pros. He was a member of four NFL championship teams as an all-pro halfback for the Green Bay Packers and led the NFL in scoring 1959-60-61, set the single season scoring record in 1960 with 176 points and was named League MVP following the 1961 season. Legendary Packers Coach Vince Lombardi called Hornung, "The most versatile man ever to play the game." Paul is a member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and resides in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. More information go to www.paulhornungaward.com.