CSU football’s Rashard Higgins named to Maxwell Award watch list

Nelson, meanwhile, could be considered a three-way player because of his exploits on special teams, where he both returned punts for touchdowns previous year and nullified opponents’ returns as a speedy tackler, before morphing into a receiving and rushing threat late in the 2014 season.

Jones led the team with 1,321 rushing yards which marks the fourth-best single-season total in program history.

The Paul Hornung Award, now in its sixth season, is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission and football legend and Louisville native Paul Hornung, the Golden Boy. Morgan also collected 73 yards on five punt returns with a career-high 56-yard return against Louisiana-Lafayette on November 8.

For the second day in a row, USCs Mr. Versatility is on the watch list for a nationa award.

Myles Jack was named a finalist for the award as a freshman and was on the watch list last season too. Grant received honorable mention All-Big 12 last season as a junior at Texas Tech. The award is presented the best college defensive player of the year. The victor will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 10 with a formal presentation made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 11, 2016.

Davis’s biggest contributions came against Washington State, where his two consecutive kickoff returns for touchdowns kept the Bears in the game against the Cougars and eventually helped lift Cal to victory.

All three Clemson players named on Tuesday will be challenged by tough competition this year.

The 6-1, 220-pound Armstrong has engineered the Nebraska offense each of the past two seasons, compiling a 16-5 record as the Huskers’ starting quarterback.