The Paul Hornung Award

Paul Hornung Award Press Releases

WEEK 3: Three Players from Three Conferences Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll in Week Three

Award Presented by Texas Roadhouse to Most Versatile Player in Major College Football

Louisville, Ky. – Sept. 17, 2024 – Three players representing the Big 12, the MAC and the ACC were named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for their performances in week three of the college football season. Making the list are Travis Hunter, Colorado; Jaden Nixon, Western Michigan; and Nay’Quan Wright, South Florida.

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WEEK 2: Five Players from Three Conferences Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll in Week Two

Award Presented by Texas Roadhouse to Most Versatile Player in Major College Football

Louisville, Ky. – Sept. 11, 2024 – Five players representing the Big 12, ACC and Sun Belt were named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for their performances in Week Two of the college football season. Making the list are Desmond Claiborne, Wake Forest; Quali Conley, Arizona; Travis Hunter, Colorado; Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State; and Zylan Perry, Louisiana.

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WEEK 1: Four Players from Three Conferences Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor RolL

Louisville, Ky. – Sept. 4, 2024 – Four players representing the Big 12, ACC and Big Ten were named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for their performances in week one of the college football season. Making the list are Quali Conley, Arizona; Travis Hunter, Colorado; Desmond Reid, Pitt; and Nicholas Singleton, Penn State.

For his performance in Colorado’s win over FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, Hunter will be honored by the National College Football Awards Association as the Paul Hornung Award Player-of-the-Week.

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48 Players Named to the 15th Annual Paul Hornung Award Watch List

Presented by Texas Roadhouse, Award Given to Nation’s Most Versatile Player

Louisville, Ky. – Aug. 1, 2024 – Forty-eight players representing ­­­­nine conferences plus one independent school that compete for the Football Bowl Series have been selected for the 2024 Paul Hornung Award Pre-Season Watch List.

Now in its 15th season, the Paul Hornung Award is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission in memory of the late football legend and Louisville native Paul Hornung. The winner and his family will be honored at the annual Paul Hornung Award dinner in Louisville, Ky., in March 2025.

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Colorado’s Travis Hunter Named 2023 Paul Hornung Award Winner

Award for Most Versatile Player in Major College Football Presented by Texas Roadhouse

Louisville, Ky. – Dec. 6, 2023 – Colorado sophomore cornerback / wide receiver Travis Hunter, an impact athlete who finished the regular season as the most prolific two-way player in FBS by averaging 119 snaps per game, was named winner of the 2023 Paul Hornung Award given annually to the most versatile player in major college football.

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