Crawford Nominated For Comeback Player Of The Year Award
September 17, 2019 | Football
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Aaron Crawford, a graduate student defensive lineman on the North Carolina football team, has been selected as a nominee for the 2019 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Crawford was poised for a breakthrough season in 2018 until he suffered a torn PCL and sprained ACL during training camp. After missing the first nine games of the season, he returned for the final two contests, but was clearly not himself, recording just one tackle in limited action.Â
The Ashburn, Va., native used the offseason to recover and earned a second degree from UNC. With one year of eligibility left, he has returned as a graduate student. In the Tar Heels first three games this season, he tallied 17 tackles, two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss.Â
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization announced the nominees on Tuesday.
Ten times during the 2019 college football season, three inspiring student-athletes from all levels of college football, who have overcome injury, illness or other challenges, will be recognized as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Nominees by a panel of writers, editors and sports information directors from CoSIDA, AP and Touchdown Illustrated. CoSIDA members can nominate student-athletes at Comeback-Player.com.
At the end of the season, three of the nominees will be chosen as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award winners and will be recognized at a special ceremony during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Additionally, $30,000 will be donated in the names of the nine student-athletes selected as finalists to their school's general scholarship fund, with $15,000 being awarded in the names of the three winners and $15,000 on behalf of the six named honorable mention.
About Mayo Clinic: Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit comprehensive organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. Learn more about Mayo Clinic. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.
About CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America): CoSIDA was founded in 1957 and is a 3,000+ member national organization comprised of the sports public relations, media relations and communications/information professionals throughout all levels of collegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. The organization is the second oldest management association in intercollegiate athletics. To learn more, visit cosida.com.Â
Crawford was poised for a breakthrough season in 2018 until he suffered a torn PCL and sprained ACL during training camp. After missing the first nine games of the season, he returned for the final two contests, but was clearly not himself, recording just one tackle in limited action.Â
The Ashburn, Va., native used the offseason to recover and earned a second degree from UNC. With one year of eligibility left, he has returned as a graduate student. In the Tar Heels first three games this season, he tallied 17 tackles, two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss.Â
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization announced the nominees on Tuesday.
Ten times during the 2019 college football season, three inspiring student-athletes from all levels of college football, who have overcome injury, illness or other challenges, will be recognized as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Nominees by a panel of writers, editors and sports information directors from CoSIDA, AP and Touchdown Illustrated. CoSIDA members can nominate student-athletes at Comeback-Player.com.
At the end of the season, three of the nominees will be chosen as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award winners and will be recognized at a special ceremony during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Additionally, $30,000 will be donated in the names of the nine student-athletes selected as finalists to their school's general scholarship fund, with $15,000 being awarded in the names of the three winners and $15,000 on behalf of the six named honorable mention.
About Mayo Clinic: Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit comprehensive organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. Learn more about Mayo Clinic. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.
About CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America): CoSIDA was founded in 1957 and is a 3,000+ member national organization comprised of the sports public relations, media relations and communications/information professionals throughout all levels of collegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. The organization is the second oldest management association in intercollegiate athletics. To learn more, visit cosida.com.Â
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