The Paul Hornung Award

Paul Hornung Award Press Releases

WEEK 8: Four Players Lead Teams to Conference Wins, Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll

Louisville, Ky. – Oct. 24, 2023 – Four players earn the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll by helping lead teams to conference victories in Week Eight of the college football season. Making the list are Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest; Ron Cook Jr, Buffalo; Jacob De Jesus, UNLV; and Sione Vaki, Utah.

For his performance in Utah’s win over USC, Vaki will be honored by the National College Football Awards Association as the Paul Hornung Award National Player-of-the-Week.

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WEEK 7: Three Players Earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll in College Football Week Seven

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

Louisville, Ky. – Oct. 17, 2023 – Two players from the Pac-12 and one from the Big 12 earned the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll following outstanding performances in Week Seven of the college football season. Travis Hunter (Colorado) and Sione Vaki (Utah) stood out on offense and defense while Brennan Presley (Oklahoma State) excelled on offense and special teams.

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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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