The Paul Hornung Award

Paul Hornung Award Press Releases

WEEK 6: Four Players Lead Teams to Conference Wins, Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll

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

Louisville, Ky. – Oct. 10, 2023 – Four players led their teams to conference victories to earn the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll in Week Six of the college football season. Making the list are Silas Bolden, Oregon State (Pac-12); Ron Cook, Jr., Buffalo (MAC); Jalil Farooq, Oklahoma (Big 12); and Keegan Jones, UCLA (Pac-12).

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WEEK 5: Players from Four Different Conferences Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll

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

Louisville, Ky. – Oct. 3, 2023 – Four versatile running backs from four different conferences earned the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for their performances in Week Five of the college football season. Making the list are Ismail Mahdi from Texas State (Sun Belt), Cameron Skattebo from Arizona State (Pac-12), Jacquez Stuart from Toledo (MAC) and Blake Watson from Memphis (AAC). Mahdi earned the NCFAA Paul Hornung Award National Player of the Week honors with 317 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns in Texas State’s win over Southern Miss.

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WEEK 4: Two Players from ACC, One Each from Big Ten and Pac-12 Make Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll

Louisville, Ky. – Sept. 26, 2023 – Four players from three Power 5 conferences earned the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll in Week Four of the college football season. Jawhar Jordan from Louisville and Will Shipley from Clemson represent the ACC; Emeka Egbuka from Ohio State represents the Big Ten; and Cameron Skattebo from Arizona State represents the Pac-12. Jordan earned the NCFAA Paul Hornung Award National Player of the Week honors with three touchdowns and 249 all-purpose yards in Louisville’s win over Boston College.

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WEEK 3: Five Players Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll

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

Louisville, Ky. – Sept. 19, 2023 – Five players from four different conferences earned the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll in week three of the college football season. Jacob De Jesus from UNLV and Tory Horton from Colorado State represent the Mountain West; Parker Kingston from BYU represents the Big 12; DJ Lundy from FSU represents the ACC; and Arizona’s Michael Wiley represents the Pac 12.

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WEEK 2: Four Players Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll in Week Two

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

Louisville, Ky. – Sept. 12, 2023 – Four standout players from the Big 12 Conference and Pac-12 Conference comprise this week’s Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll.

Together with its 12 member awards, the National College Football Awards Association will package national players of the week this college football season. Cincinnati’s senior wide receiver Braden Smith was chosen as the Hornung Award’s National Player of the Week after helping the Bearcats earn a major road victory over Pittsburgh.

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