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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 3, 2024 — College Sports Communicators, in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization, today announced the 12 semifinalists for college football’s
2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Since 2018, the
Comeback Player of the Year Award has recognized college football student-athletes for overcoming injury, illness or other circumstances. At the conclusion of each season, in a vote by a panel of college football writers, editors, and sports information directors, three college football student-athletes are honored as
Comeback Player of the Year Award winners at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
Here’s a look at the 12
Comeback Player of the Year Award Semifinalists.
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PLAYER
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SCHOOL
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CONFERENCE
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POSITION
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Blake Horvath
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Navy
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AAC
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QB
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Eli Pancol
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Duke
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ACC
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WR
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Tyler Shough
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Louisville
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ACC
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QB
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Oronde Gadsden II
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Syracuse
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ACC
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TE
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Lathan Ransom
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Ohio State
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Big Ten
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DB
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Tyreem Powell
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Rutgers
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Big Ten
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LB
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Jalon Daniels
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Kansas
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Big 12
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QB
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Trey Lathan
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West Virginia
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Big 12
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LB
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Riley Leonard
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Notre Dame
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Independent
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QB
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Ike Larsen
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Utah State
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Mountain West
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DB
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Raheim Sanders
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South Carolina
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SEC
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RB
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Bru McCoy
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Tennessee
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SEC
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WR
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Previous winners of the Comeback Player of the Year Award include: 2023 – Blake Corum (Michigan); Jacob Dobbs (Holy Cross); Mike Hollins (Virginia); 2022 – Mohamed Ibrahim (Minnesota); Laiatu Latu (UCLA); Michael Penix Jr. (Washington); 2021 – Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan); McKenzie Milton (Florida State); J.J. Weaver (Kentucky); 2020 – Jarek Broussard (Colorado); Kenneth Horsey (Kentucky); Silas Kelly (Coastal Carolina); 2019 – Jake Luton (Oregon State); Drew Wilson (Georgia Southern); Octavion Wilson (Salisbury); 2018 – Antwan Dixon (Kent State), Seth Simmer (Dartmouth); Antonio Wimbush (Carson-Newman). For a complete list of past honorees, visit www.Comeback-Player.com.
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