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Paysour Named To CSC Comeback Player Of The Year Award Watch List
August 7, 2024 | Football
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Kobe Paysour, a junior wide receiver for the Tar Heels, has been named to the College Sports Communicators 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award watch list, the association announced Wednesday morning.
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Prior to suffering a season-ending injury last season, Paysour started and appeared in the first five games at wide receiver. In five games, he caught 22 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns.
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In the season-opener against South Carolina, Paysour had seven catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. The following week, versus Appalachian State, he tallied eight catches for 73 yards. In weeks three and four, Paysour recorded four receptions and a touchdown before tallying three receptions for a season-high 100 yards and a touchdown against Syracuse in week five.
Since 2018, the 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.Â
The second oldest management association in intercollegiate athletics, College Sports Communicators was founded in 1957 and rebranded in August 2022. The organization, now in its 67th year as an organization, was previously known as College Sports Information Directors of America, or CoSIDA. Today, College Sports Communicators is a vibrant 4,200-plus member international association, composed of the athletic communications, media relations, digital and creative professionals throughout all levels of intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. CSC's signature program is the Academic All-America® program, honoring thousands of outstanding scholar-athletes annually. To learn more, visit collegesportscommunicators.com
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Prior to suffering a season-ending injury last season, Paysour started and appeared in the first five games at wide receiver. In five games, he caught 22 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns.
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In the season-opener against South Carolina, Paysour had seven catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. The following week, versus Appalachian State, he tallied eight catches for 73 yards. In weeks three and four, Paysour recorded four receptions and a touchdown before tallying three receptions for a season-high 100 yards and a touchdown against Syracuse in week five.
Since 2018, the 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.Â
The second oldest management association in intercollegiate athletics, College Sports Communicators was founded in 1957 and rebranded in August 2022. The organization, now in its 67th year as an organization, was previously known as College Sports Information Directors of America, or CoSIDA. Today, College Sports Communicators is a vibrant 4,200-plus member international association, composed of the athletic communications, media relations, digital and creative professionals throughout all levels of intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. CSC's signature program is the Academic All-America® program, honoring thousands of outstanding scholar-athletes annually. To learn more, visit collegesportscommunicators.com
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