Bo Levi Mitchell Wins Payton

Willie · Post by **Willie** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:38 pm

Via the Big Sky Conference's twitter.

Post by **kalm** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:39 pm

BO LEVI MITCHELL WINS PAYTON AWARD!

Eagle quarterback follows national championship with the highest award in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision

His debut year, a national championship. The next year, the Walter Payton Award.

Those are the crowning glories for Eastern Washington University quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who capped a sensational two-year career for the Eagles by being selected as the winner of the Walter Payton Award given to the top player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.

Fathead.com sponsors the prestigious award, which was presented for the 25th time by The Sports Network at the annual FCS Awards Banquet on Friday evening (Jan. 6) in Frisco, Texas. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Mitchell edged out the other two finalists -- Lehigh quarterback Chris Lum and Indiana State running back Shakir Bell -- for the award.

Mitchell received 57 first-place votes and 453 total to win by a comfortable margin. Lum and Bell each finished with 219 votes, with Lum receiving 16 first-place votes and Bell getting 10.

“It’s an honor even to be mentioned in the final three,” said Mitchell, who becomes the fourth Eastern player in the last seven seasons to win either the Payton Award or the Buck Buchanan Award (top defensive player in FCS). “But to win the award is a huge accomplishment not only for me but for Eastern and our community.”

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Post by **EWURanger** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:41 pm

Yep. wasn't close. Congrats to BLM!n

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Gil Dobie · Post by **Gil Dobie** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:42 pm

Congrats to Mitchell

Post by **Screamin_Eagle174** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:43 pm

Two Buchanan Winners, and now two Payton Winners in the last 7 years.

TheTruth · Post by **TheTruth** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:53 pm

Congratulations Bo!! Very well deserved!!

Bronco · Post by **Bronco** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:59 pm

Good Job

Great Player.
A very nice streak of quality QB's over the years at EWU

Post by **Screamin_Eagle174** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:04 pm

Bronco wrote:Good Job

Great Player.
A very nice streak of quality QB's over the years at EWU

If it weren't for AE, we'd have three straight Payton winning QBs.

Post by **grizzaholic** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:16 pm

Bronco wrote:Good Job

Great Player.
A very nice streak of quality QB's over the years at EWU

SOLID these past years. Great job by EWU's staff.

Post by **EWURanger** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:32 pm

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
Bronco wrote:Good Job

Great Player.
A very nice streak of quality QB's over the years at EWU
If it weren't for AE, we'd have three straight Payton winning QBs.

That's actually a fair one.....if not for AE, I think Nichols would have won it.

Griz fans already starting the hate on EGRIZ. Lol.
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Post by **grizzaholic** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:35 pm

EWURanger wrote:
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
If it weren't for AE, we'd have three straight Payton winning QBs.
That's actually a fair one.....if not for AE, I think Nichols would have won it.

Griz fans already starting the hate on EGRIZ. Lol.
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Think of what you just posted. I thought he deserved it.

Post by **EWURanger** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:36 pm

grizzaholic wrote:
EWURanger wrote:
That's actually a fair one.....if not for AE, I think Nichols would have won it.

Griz fans already starting the hate on EGRIZ. Lol.
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Think of what you just posted. I thought he deserved it.

Wasn't talking about you bro. Just a couple dudes on egriz that are usually pretty rational.

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Post by **grizzaholic** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:37 pm

EWURanger wrote:
grizzaholic wrote:
Think of what you just posted. I thought he deserved it.
Wasn't talking about you bro. Just a couple dudes on egriz that are usually pretty rational.

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I know, just using your 'source' of egriz as a joke. I must have missed it on Egriz. I will go back and read..who were the posters?

Post by **grizzaholic** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:42 pm

Nevermind. I was reading the wrong thread.

Post by **EWURanger** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:57 pm

grizzaholic wrote:Nevermind. I was reading the wrong thread.

It's all good!

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Gil Dobie · Post by **Gil Dobie** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:01 pm

grizzaholic wrote:
EWURanger wrote:
That's actually a fair one.....if not for AE, I think Nichols would have won it.

Griz fans already starting the hate on EGRIZ. Lol.
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Think of what you just posted. I thought he deserved it.

Where's the generalization flags when you need them.

BlackFalkin · Post by **BlackFalkin** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:05 pm

Damn. 2 Paytons. 2 Buchanans. 1 Natl title. in the past 7 seasons? DAMN!

in all fairness Taiwan Jones should have won it last year. BTW Its time for stadium expansion.

Post by **Screamin_Eagle174** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:14 pm

BlackFalkin wrote:Damn. 2 Paytons. 2 Buchanans. 1 Natl title. in the past 7 seasons? DAMN!

in all fairness Taiwan Jones should have won it last year. BTW Its time for stadium expansion.

Four winners, plus two more that probably would have won if it weren't for Armanti Edwards.

Post by **Screamin_Eagle174** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:00 pm

Post by **Grizo406** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:03 am

Congrats to BLM!

It was a pleasure to watch him play!!

Winindy · Post by **Winindy** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:42 am

Grats to BLM. Well deserved.

Nice run by EWU with Meyer and Mitchell and Sherritt and Peach. What do you guys have in the pipeline?

Post by **Screamin_Eagle174** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:51 am

Winindy wrote:Grats to BLM. Well deserved.

Nice run by EWU with Meyer and Mitchell and Sherritt and Peach. What do you guys have in the pipeline?

Sherritt and Peach are home-grown WA kids, while we usually go to CA to get talented QBs and RBs. Erik Meyer, Matt Nichols, Taiwan Jones, Mario Brown... all Cali kids. Our prized QB recruit from last year who redshirted this season is also from Cali.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:37 am

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:If it weren't for AE, we'd have three straight Payton winning QBs.

Except Nichols never finished any higher than 4th.…

Post by **kalm** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:43 am

Winindy wrote:Grats to BLM. Well deserved.

Nice run by EWU with Meyer and Mitchell and Sherritt and Peach. What do you guys have in the pipeline?

WR's Brandon Kaufmann and Nick Edwards - not that receivers win the Payton, but these two are obviously very special talents with gaudy numbers that should continue if we can develop asomeone to get them the ball.

True freshman Cody McCarthy started a few games and got lots of playing time. He's got good size and is someone to watch down the road.

True freshman RB's Qunciy Forte and Jordan Talley saw lots of action and showed potential.

Post by **93henfan** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:25 pm

It's nice to see that the Payton selectors have finally gotten over their aversion to transfer QBs.

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