Jarek Broussard was named one of three annual recipients of the
Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, the tri-coordinators of the award announced Saturday morning.
Kenneth Horsey, a sophomore offensive lineman for the University of Kentucky, and
Silas Kelly, a senior linebacker at Coastal Carolina University. The three football student-athletes overcame injury and illness to excel on the field this season. They were selected by a vote of Associated Press college football writers and will be officially recognized during Saturday s PlayStation® Fiesta Bowl.
This is the third year of the award, created in 2018 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in association with the Associated Press and the Fiesta Bowl Organization. Three annual winners are selected by a panel of writers, editors and sports information directors from CoSIDA, the AP and
Kentucky s Horsey among 3 Comeback Player of Year winners By Associated Press Lexington
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Kentucky offensive lineman Kenneth Horsey is one of three winners announced Saturday of the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, along with Colorado running back Jarek Broussard and Coastal Carolina linebacker Silas Kelly.
Horsey overcame a heart condition that required surgery and threatened his career to become a starter on Kentucky s offensive line. The winners were chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), a panel of Associated Press football writers and the Fiesta Bowl Organization.
“I could imagine this because football was one of the things that kept me motivated,” Horsey, a third-year sophomore, told AP.
Panhandle State Communications on 12/18/2020
Originally from Whittier, California, Dave Beyer has been the Sports Information Director at Panhandle State since February of 2019. Beyer is in his 35th year of service as a collegiate athletics communications professional.
Beyer earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications at Biola University and was also a four-year member of the Eagles wrestling team. He prepped at Whittier Christian High School (Calif.), where he played football and was a member of the track & field team (shot put).
Prior to OPSU, he has also worked in similar positions at multiple colleges in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, and California.