PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers football’s Mo Toure made the watch list for the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year. It is deserving recognition for Toure, who hasn’t missed a beat in his return to the field.
Toure missed all of last season with an injury suffered in spring practice. Wednesday’s announcement sees him now making the watch list for the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year.
The list is compiled and released by College Sports Communicators in association with The Associated Press and the Fiesta Bowl Organization.
On the season, Toure has 38 total tackles, putting him well on track to better his career-high of 51 tackles which he set in 2021. Toure also has 1.5 sacks and a pass defended this season.
“Well, number one – his incredible work ethic. To come back from the injury and the way that he prepared even when he wasn’t playing,” Schiano said on Wednesday.
“This guy was in the building, he had the big screen and he’s doing his run fits off of endzone copies. And I mean there was nothing that guy – he has an incredible capacity to work. And because of that, I believe that’s why he’s having the success he is.
“Yes, he’s gifted, but gifted alone. doesn’t get you to where he is. He’s working really hard.”
Last year, Mohamed Ibrahim (Minnesota) was one of three winners of the comeback award.