Oklahoma State University Athletics
Sharp Is Nation's Best Kickoff Man Again
January 06, 2012 | Cowboy Football
Jan. 6, 2012
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State's Quinn Sharp is the 2011 recipient of the College Football Performance Award as the nation's top kickoff specialist, it was announced today. Sharp received the same award in 2009 as a freshman.
A junior from Mansfield, Texas, Sharp led the nation in kickoffs that resulted in touchbacks with 61. According to the College Football Performance Awards criteria, Sharp's kickoff performance is the strongest since the kickoff was moved back to the 30 yard line, surpassing the 2008 performance of current Dallas Cowboy David Buehler.
No other school has received more Performance Award trophies than Oklahoma State. Perrish Cox (2008 kickoff returner), Dez Bryant (2008 wide receiver), Blackmon (2010 wide receiver), and Sharp (2009 kickoff specialist, 2011 kickoff specialist) have all finished seasons with the strongest performances at their respective positions.
"On behalf of the College Football Performance Awards, I congratulate 2011 Kickoff Specialist Trophy recipient, Quinn Sharp, who is our first two-time recipient at the FBS level," said Brad Smith, executive director of the College Football Performance Awards. "Sharp finished the season not only with the strongest kickoff performance but the strongest combined placekicking, punting, and kickoff performance."
The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.
