Finalists for National POY and COY

[SuperHornet]

The Big Sky has 7 split among the Walter Payton (Best Offensive Player in FCS), Buck Buchanan (Best Defensive Player in FCS), and Jerry Rice (Best Freshperson in FCS). Personally, I think Cameron Skattebo should be on the Payton list, but I'm just a homer....

Payton: EWU QB Eric Barriere, MSU RB Isaiah Ifanse. Others include Norfolk State QB Juwan Carter and JMU QB Cole Johnson, Morehead State WR B.J. Byrd, Norfolk State QB Juwan Carter, Elon QB Davis Cheek, Dayton RB Jake Chisholm, Fordham QB Tim DeMorat, Nicholls State WR Dai'Jean Dixon, SFA WR Xavier Gipson, AL A&M QB Aqeel Glass, Sacred Heart RB Malik Grant, SEMO RB Geno Hess, ETSU RB Quay Holmes, TN-Martin QB Keon Howard, UCA WR Tyler Hudson, SELA QB Cole Kelley, UNI OT Trevor Penning, Brown QB E.J. Perry, SHSU QB Eric Schmid, SW Missouri State QB Jason Shelley, Kennesaw State QB Xavier Shepherd, SDSU RB Pierre Strong Jr., Incarnate Word QB Cameron Ward, and Samford QB Liam Welch.

Buchanan: MSU LBer Troy Andersen, Montana CB Justin Ford, Montana LBer Patrick O'Connell. Others include William & Mary DL Nate Lynn and VMI LBer Stone Snyder. Others include Campbell DE Brevin Allen, Incarnate Word LBer Kelechi Anyalebechi, FAMU S Markquese Bell, SDSU LBer Adam Bock, McNeese State DE Isaiah Chambers, Holy Cross LBer Jacob Dobbs, SC State CB Decobie Durant, Jackson State DE James Houston, Eastern Kentucky LBer Matthew Jackson, WIU S Darius Joiner, SHSU DE Jahari Kay, FAMU LBer Isaiah Land, Wagner LBer Titus Leo, William & Mary DE Nate Lynn, Dartmouth LBer Jalen Mackie, TN-Chattanooga DE Devonnsha Maxwell, Charleston Southern DL Shaundre Mims, Austin Peay S Koby Perry, Villanova LBer Forrest Rhyne, VMI LBer Stone Snyder, Morehead State DE Vaughn Taylor Jr., and Princeton LBer Jeremiah Tyler.

Rice: NAU QB R.J. Ramirez, Portland State WR Nate Bennett. Others include TX Southern QB Andrew Body, Hampton RB Elijah Burris, Merrimack WR Jacari Carter, Fordham LBer James Conway, Youngstown State QB Demeatric Crenshaw, Houston Baptist LBer Rodney Dansby, Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus, Harvard DT Thor Griffith, Nicholls State RB Collin Guggenheim, UCA RB Darius Hale, Western Carolina S Andreas Keaton, Stony Brook LBer Tyler King, Austin Peay WR Drae McCray, SEMO LBer Bryce Norman, Citadel CB Dominick Poole, Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders, New Hampshire DE Josiah Silver, Houston Baptist WR Tyson Thompson, Campbell LBer C.J. Tillman, Delaware State RB Sy'Veon Wilkerson, and Presbyterian WR Jalyn Witcher.

The Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year Award finalists have also been announced. Sac State's own Troy Taylor is among them. If I avoid the homer vote here (which IS very tempting, to be sure), when comparing outcome vs. expectation, I'd have to handicap this as a battle between St. Thomas (first year transitioning directly from D-III and performing very well in a non-schollie conference) and Incarnate Word (still relatively new in D-I, having come up quite recently from D-II).

Kennesaw State HC Brian Bohannon
SFA HC Colby Carthel
St. Thomas HC Glenn Caruso
Holy Cross HC Bob Chesney
NDSU HC Matt Entz
Villanova HC Mark Ferrante
SHSU HC K.C. Keeler (much to the chagrin of Delaware fans)
Bryant HC Chris Merritt
Incarnate Word HC Eric Morris
SW Missouri State HC Bobby Petrino
SC State HC Oliver "Buddy" Pough
Jackson State HC Deion "Prime Time" Sanders
ETSU HC Randy Sanders
TN-Martin HC Jason Simpson
Sacramento State HC Troy Taylor
Dartmouth HC Buddy Teevens
Montana State HC Brent Vigen


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[dal4018]

The Big Sky has 7 split among the Walter Payton (Best Offensive Player in FCS), Buck Buchanan (Best Defensive Player in FCS), and Jerry Rice (Best Freshperson in FCS). Personally, I think Cameron Skattebo should be on the Payton list, but I'm just a homer....

Payton: EWU QB Eric Barriere, MSU RB Isaiah Ifanse. Others include Norfolk State QB Juwan Carter and JMU QB Cole Johnson, Morehead State WR B.J. Byrd, Norfolk State QB Juwan Carter, Elon QB Davis Cheek, Dayton RB Jake Chisholm, Fordham QB Tim DeMorat, Nicholls State WR Dai'Jean Dixon, SFA WR Xavier Gipson, AL A&M QB Aqeel Glass, Sacred Heart RB Malik Grant, SEMO RB Geno Hess, ETSU RB Quay Holmes, TN-Martin QB Keon Howard, UCA WR Tyler Hudson, SELA QB Cole Kelley, UNI OT Trevor Penning, Brown QB E.J. Perry, SHSU QB Eric Schmid, SW Missouri State QB Jason Shelley, Kennesaw State QB Xavier Shepherd, SDSU RB Pierre Strong Jr., Incarnate Word QB Cameron Ward, and Samford QB Liam Welch.

Buchanan: MSU LBer Troy Andersen, Montana CB Justin Ford, Montana LBer Patrick O'Connell. Others include William & Mary DL Nate Lynn and VMI LBer Stone Snyder. Others include Campbell DE Brevin Allen, Incarnate Word LBer Kelechi Anyalebechi, FAMU S Markquese Bell, SDSU LBer Adam Bock, McNeese State DE Isaiah Chambers, Holy Cross LBer Jacob Dobbs, SC State CB Decobie Durant, Jackson State DE James Houston, Eastern Kentucky LBer Matthew Jackson, WIU S Darius Joiner, SHSU DE Jahari Kay, FAMU LBer Isaiah Land, Wagner LBer Titus Leo, William & Mary DE Nate Lynn, Dartmouth LBer Jalen Mackie, TN-Chattanooga DE Devonnsha Maxwell, Charleston Southern DL Shaundre Mims, Austin Peay S Koby Perry, Villanova LBer Forrest Rhyne, VMI LBer Stone Snyder, Morehead State DE Vaughn Taylor Jr., and Princeton LBer Jeremiah Tyler.

Rice: NAU QB R.J. Ramirez, Portland State WR Nate Bennett. Others include TX Southern QB Andrew Body, Hampton RB Elijah Burris, Merrimack WR Jacari Carter, Fordham LBer James Conway, Youngstown State QB Demeatric Crenshaw, Houston Baptist LBer Rodney Dansby, Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus, Harvard DT Thor Griffith, Nicholls State RB Collin Guggenheim, UCA RB Darius Hale, Western Carolina S Andreas Keaton, Stony Brook LBer Tyler King, Austin Peay WR Drae McCray, SEMO LBer Bryce Norman, Citadel CB Dominick Poole, Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders, New Hampshire DE Josiah Silver, Houston Baptist WR Tyson Thompson, Campbell LBer C.J. Tillman, Delaware State RB Sy'Veon Wilkerson, and Presbyterian WR Jalyn Witcher.

The Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year Award finalists have also been announced. Sac State's own Troy Taylor is among them. If I avoid the homer vote here (which IS very tempting, to be sure), when comparing outcome vs. expectation, I'd have to handicap this as a battle between St. Thomas (first year transitioning directly from D-III and performing very well in a non-schollie conference) and Incarnate Word (still relatively new in D-I, having come up quite recently from D-II).

Kennesaw State HC Brian Bohannon
SFA HC Colby Carthel
St. Thomas HC Glenn Caruso
Holy Cross HC Bob Chesney
NDSU HC Matt Entz
Villanova HC Mark Ferrante
SHSU HC K.C. Keeler (much to the chagrin of Delaware fans)
Bryant HC Chris Merritt
Incarnate Word HC Eric Morris
SW Missouri State HC Bobby Petrino
SC State HC Oliver "Buddy" Pough
Jackson State HC Deion "Prime Time" Sanders
ETSU HC Randy Sanders
TN-Martin HC Jason Simpson
Sacramento State HC Troy Taylor
Dartmouth HC Buddy Teevens
Montana State HC Brent Vigen


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Sanders was said to be a Payton Award candidate as well.

[SuperHornet]

The Big Sky has 7 split among the Walter Payton (Best Offensive Player in FCS), Buck Buchanan (Best Defensive Player in FCS), and Jerry Rice (Best Freshperson in FCS). Personally, I think Cameron Skattebo should be on the Payton list, but I'm just a homer....

Payton: EWU QB Eric Barriere, MSU RB Isaiah Ifanse. Others include Norfolk State QB Juwan Carter and JMU QB Cole Johnson, Morehead State WR B.J. Byrd, Norfolk State QB Juwan Carter, Elon QB Davis Cheek, Dayton RB Jake Chisholm, Fordham QB Tim DeMorat, Nicholls State WR Dai'Jean Dixon, SFA WR Xavier Gipson, AL A&M QB Aqeel Glass, Sacred Heart RB Malik Grant, SEMO RB Geno Hess, ETSU RB Quay Holmes, TN-Martin QB Keon Howard, UCA WR Tyler Hudson, SELA QB Cole Kelley, UNI OT Trevor Penning, Brown QB E.J. Perry, SHSU QB Eric Schmid, SW Missouri State QB Jason Shelley, Kennesaw State QB Xavier Shepherd, SDSU RB Pierre Strong Jr., Incarnate Word QB Cameron Ward, and Samford QB Liam Welch.

Buchanan: MSU LBer Troy Andersen, Montana CB Justin Ford, Montana LBer Patrick O'Connell. Others include William & Mary DL Nate Lynn and VMI LBer Stone Snyder. Others include Campbell DE Brevin Allen, Incarnate Word LBer Kelechi Anyalebechi, FAMU S Markquese Bell, SDSU LBer Adam Bock, McNeese State DE Isaiah Chambers, Holy Cross LBer Jacob Dobbs, SC State CB Decobie Durant, Jackson State DE James Houston, Eastern Kentucky LBer Matthew Jackson, WIU S Darius Joiner, SHSU DE Jahari Kay, FAMU LBer Isaiah Land, Wagner LBer Titus Leo, William & Mary DE Nate Lynn, Dartmouth LBer Jalen Mackie, TN-Chattanooga DE Devonnsha Maxwell, Charleston Southern DL Shaundre Mims, Austin Peay S Koby Perry, Villanova LBer Forrest Rhyne, VMI LBer Stone Snyder, Morehead State DE Vaughn Taylor Jr., and Princeton LBer Jeremiah Tyler.

Rice: NAU QB R.J. Ramirez, Portland State WR Nate Bennett. Others include TX Southern QB Andrew Body, Hampton RB Elijah Burris, Merrimack WR Jacari Carter, Fordham LBer James Conway, Youngstown State QB Demeatric Crenshaw, Houston Baptist LBer Rodney Dansby, Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus, Harvard DT Thor Griffith, Nicholls State RB Collin Guggenheim, UCA RB Darius Hale, Western Carolina S Andreas Keaton, Stony Brook LBer Tyler King, Austin Peay WR Drae McCray, SEMO LBer Bryce Norman, Citadel CB Dominick Poole, Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders, New Hampshire DE Josiah Silver, Houston Baptist WR Tyson Thompson, Campbell LBer C.J. Tillman, Delaware State RB Sy'Veon Wilkerson, and Presbyterian WR Jalyn Witcher.

The Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year Award finalists have also been announced. Sac State's own Troy Taylor is among them. If I avoid the homer vote here (which IS very tempting, to be sure), when comparing outcome vs. expectation, I'd have to handicap this as a battle between St. Thomas (first year transitioning directly from D-III and performing very well in a non-schollie conference) and Incarnate Word (still relatively new in D-I, having come up quite recently from D-II).

Kennesaw State HC Brian Bohannon
SFA HC Colby Carthel
St. Thomas HC Glenn Caruso
Holy Cross HC Bob Chesney
NDSU HC Matt Entz
Villanova HC Mark Ferrante
SHSU HC K.C. Keeler (much to the chagrin of Delaware fans)
Bryant HC Chris Merritt
Incarnate Word HC Eric Morris
SW Missouri State HC Bobby Petrino
SC State HC Oliver "Buddy" Pough
Jackson State HC Deion "Prime Time" Sanders
ETSU HC Randy Sanders
TN-Martin HC Jason Simpson
Sacramento State HC Troy Taylor
Dartmouth HC Buddy Teevens
Montana State HC Brent Vigen


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Sanders was said to be a Payton Award candidate as well.

If you're speaking of the Jackson State Frosh QB who is up for the Rice Award, he is NOT on the complete list contained in my last link. Perhaps he was a semifinalist for the Payton, but was dropped....

[AZGrizFan]

And what about the Griz punter who was the absolute best in America? And just a freshman?