Tag: Paul Hornung Award

Nick Singleton honored with weekly award after big Week 1

This Penn State running back is proving to be one of the most versatile players in football.

Penn State running back [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] had a nice season-opening performance in Penn State’s road win at West Virginia in Week 1. As a result, his efforts were recognized for a weekly award from one of college football’s annual awards.

Singleton was one of four players being recognized by the Paul Hornung Award on the organization’s weekly honor roll. Singleton was joined by Arizona running back and return specialist Quail Conley, Pittsburgh running back and return specialist Desmond Reid, and Colorado star wide receiver and defensive back Travis Hunter. Hunter was the recipient of last year’s Paul Hornung Award.

Singleton touched the football 17 times in three different ways in Penn State’s 34-12 victory over the Mountaineers. Singleton rushed for 113 yards, highlighted by pair of 40-yard runs. One of those long runs was for a touchdown to start the third quarter on the right foot for Penn State. Singleton also touched the football on kickoff returns and caught one pass. In all, Singleton accounted for five first downs and a touchdown.

The Louisville Sports Commission presents the Paul Hornung Award to college football’s most versatile player every season. It was first awarded in 2010. In 2017, Saquon Barkley became Penn State’s first and only winner of the award. The last Big Ten player to win the award was Rondale Moore of Purdue in 2018. Other notable winners of the award include Odell Beckham Jr., Christian McCaffrey, Jabrill Peppers, and DeVonta Smith.

Singleton and Penn State will look to make another solid impression this week when the Nittany Lions host Bowling Green Saturday afternoon for the home opener in Beaver Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.

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Nick Singleton named on Paul Hornung Award watch list for 2024

Penn State running back Nick Singleton is among the nation’s most versatile players in 2024.

Penn State running back [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] is ready to once again be one of the best players in Penn State’s offense. And his ability to return kickoffs makes him one of the most versatile players on Penn State’s roster. And because of that, Singleton is on the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award.

The Paul Hornung Award is presented to college football’s most versatile player, which respects players who do more than play one position all the time. Singleton is mostly known for being one of Penn State’s top running backs, but he has been utilized on special teams previously. That could happen again in 2024.

Singleton had 26 catches for 308 receiving yards in addition to his 752 rushing yards. He combined for 10 offensive touchdowns. He also returned 13 kickoffs for 313 return yards, and he returned one kickoff for a touchdown in 2022 as a true freshman.

The Paul Hornung Award was first presented in 2010 to Stanford two-way player Owen Marecic. Penn State’s Saquon Barkley won the award in 2017, recognizing Barkley for his skills as a running back and kickoff returner. He is Penn State’s only Hornung Award winner in program history.

Other notable past winners of the Hornungg Award include DeVonta Smith (Alabama, 2020), Rondale Moore (Purdue, 2018), and Christian McCaffrey (Stanford, 2015).

Singleton has also appeared on the watch list for the Maxwell Award, the player of the year award from the Maxwell Football Club. Singleton is also one of our top 25 players on the Penn State roster in 2024.

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Two Notre Dame players named to award watch lists

Think either player can win?

With the 2024 college football season approaching, we’ll start to see more players being named to award watch lists. The players obviously have a long to way to go before they actually win those, but it’s nice for them to be honored like this anyway.

To that end, two Notre Dame players have been named to different award watch lists. That should be a good sign of things to come for the Irish in this regard.

[autotag]Jayden Harrison[/autotag], who’s both a receiver and return specialist for the Irish, is on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List. This award, named for the Notre Dame legend, is presented to the most versatile player in college football. Ironically, no Irish player has won this award since it first was given out in 2010.

Linebacker [autotag]Jack Kiser[/autotag] has made the watch list for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, which recognizes the player who best combines athletic and academic excellence with community service. Former Irish linebacker [autotag]Drue Tranquill[/autotag] won this award in 2018.

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Ohio State receiver makes Paul Hornung preseason watch list

Ohio State receiver Emeka Egbuka has a good chance of bringing this award home in 2023. #GoBucks

We continue to see a bushel of Ohio State football players appear on all of the 2023 preseason college football award watch lists, and the latest is receiver Emeka Ebguka.

On Friday, the 6-foot, 1-inch, 205-pounder out of Steilacoom, Washington, was one of 53 names appearing on the 2023 preseason Paul Hornung watch list. The award was first introduced in 2010 and recognizes and rewards versatile, high-level performers in major college football.

It’s no surprise that Emeka is the current Buckeye that made the list. Not only is he one of the best receivers in college football that finds all kinds of ways to get the ball in the flow of Ryan Day’s offense, but he also is the most trusted and dynamic punt returner OSU has.

Last season, Egbuka recorded 74 receptions for 1,511 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also gained 87 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns and returned 11 punts for 75 yards. He was one of four finalists for the Paul Hornung Award last year. No Buckeye has ever won the award.

We’ll continue to keep track of all the watch lists Ohio State players appear on throughout the lead-up to the season.

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Notre Dame’s Chris Tyree makes award list following position change

Big things are expected from Tyree this fall

So far, so good for [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] football and [autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag]’s positional change that happened following the 2022 season.

For Tyree’s first three years, he was a running back, but since the Irish have an abundance of talent at that position, the offseason move to wide receiver was made.

By all accounts, the positional switch has gone well, especially considering that Notre Dame needed more talent at wide receiver. It has gone so well that Tyree was named to the [autotag]Paul Hornung Award[/autotag] watch list, given out annually to the most versatile player in college football.

Hornung played for the Irish from 1954-1956, winning the Heisman in his final season and being named as a 1st team All-American in 1955 and 1956 while playing both ways, as a halfback and safety.

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Nick Singleton named on Paul Hornung Award watch list

Nick Singleton hopes to join Saquon Barkley as a Paul Hornung Award winner in 2023. He starts the year on the watch list.

Penn State running back [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] has added another watch list to his profile heading into the 2023 season, and there will be more to come in the next week. Singleton was named to this year’s watch list for the Paul Hornung Award by the Louisville Sports Commission.

The Paul Hornung Award is presented to college football’s most versatile college football player. And after just one season, it is easy to see why Singleton was included on this year’s watch list for the award.

Singleton is coming off a brilliant freshman season for the Nittany Lions. The former Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year set a Penn State freshman record with 12 rushing touchdowns and rushed for 1,061 yards. Singleton was the third freshman in Penn State history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He also returned 14 kickoffs for 349 yards and a touchdown.

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The Paul Hornung Award has been presented annually since 2010 when Stanford’s Owen Marecic won the inaugural award. Penn State does have one Paul Hornung Award winner in school history. [autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag] won the award in 2017.

The last Big Ten player to win the award was Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore. Last season’s recipient of the award was Oregon State’s Jack Coletto.

Other notable past winners of the Paul Horning Award include Odell Beckham Jr. (LSU, 2013), Christian McCaffrey (Stanford, 2015), and DeVonta Smith (Alabama, 2020).

Singleton has also been named to the Maxwell Award watch list by the Maxwell Football Club. Singleton will be a lock to appear on the Doak Walker Award watch list for the nation’s top running back award.

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Notre Dame defensive end earns national recognition for performance against UNLV

After that performance, who didn’t noticed the Irish’s star

This past weekend might as well be remembered as the [autotag]Isaiah Foskey[/autotag] game. The junior defense end finally came around with a performance many expected this fall, racking up three sacks against a over-manned UNLV team.

Not only did Foskey take down the quarterback three times, he blocked two punts as well, marking a stellar performance from the potential early enrollee to the NFL Draft. The game will be on multiple highlight reels as teams decide if they will take Foskey but before they’re able to do that, the Paul Hornung Award recognized Foskey for his performance last weekend, putting him on their honor roll this week.

The Hornung Award is given out to the most versatile player in college football and what Foskey accomplished last weekend caught the eye of their selection committee. Hopefully this is the beginning of a frantic finish for Foskey, as the Irish have three remaining opponents that are ranked left on the 2022 schedule, starting this weekend against Syracuse.

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Michigan State football WR Jayden Reed honored by Paul Hornung Award committee

Jayden Reed was honored by the Paul Hornung Award

It has been a week full of honors for Michigan State following the team’s double-overtime victory over the Wisconsin Badgers and Jayden Reed has added more to the list. Reed has been honored by the Paul Hornung Award committee to their weekly honor roll.

The Paul Hornung Award is given annually to the most versatile player in college football.

The honor comes as a result of Reed’s huge game, where he caught 9 passes for 117 yards and the game winning touchdown while throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman.

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Devon Achane named to Paul Horning award preseason watch list

Aggies RB Devon Achane is set for a monster 2022 season.

Star running back, Devon Achane, has been added to the Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list – an award given annually to the most versatile player in major college football. This is Achane’s third selection to a major award preseason watch list for the 2022 College Football season (see Doak Walker Award and Maxwell Award).

This will be the Paul Hornung Award’s thirteenth recipient, created and successfully launched in 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission to honor its namesake and native son, in addition to promoting game-changing performances by versatile players who may remain “under the radar.” The award’s watch list was constructed by a panel of college football experts based on statistics, career performances, 2022 expectations and SID recommendations. In addition to preseason watch list selections, Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll winners – regular-season recognition for game-changing, versatile performances – will also be eligible to win the award.

The Aggies are nearing one month until their season-opener, on Saturday, September 3rd, versus Sam Houston at Kyle Field.

Texas’ D’Shawn Jamison selected to Paul Hornung Award watch list

Preseason honors continue to roll in for members of the Longhorns.

Preseason honors continue to roll in for members of the Longhorns as defensive back and return specialist D’Shawn Jamison has been named to the 2022 Paul Hornung Award watch list.

The honor is rewarded annually by the Louisville Sports Commission to the most versatile player in college football.

Jamison certainly fits the bill of a versatile player for Texas. The fifth-year senior has played in 48 games at multiple spots in the defensive backfield along with serving as the team’s primary kickoff and punt returner.

In his Texas career thus far Jamison has made 115 total tackles, snagged four interceptions and 10 pass breakups. On special teams he has brought back three kicks for scores while averaging 26.6 yards per kick return, both stats good for second in program history.

Here is a full look at the 2022 Paul Hornung Award watch list.

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