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Spencer Sanders Named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
August 05, 2021 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders is one of 53 FBS players on the 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list, announced Thursday by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.
The Cowboy junior is one of 10 quarterbacks on the watch list for the award, which recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, nominees must have either be born in Texas, have graduated from a Texas high school, or have played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.
A junior from Denton, Texas, Sanders has already been named to the Davey O'Brien Award watch list and as one of the top 25 quarterbacks for 2021 by the Sporting News. He is an exciting talent who finished 2020 as the Cheez-It Bowl Most Valuable Player after passing for 305 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in OSU's 37-34 win over No. 18 Miami.
On the year, Sanders finished 2020 ranked second in the Big 12 with 8.13 yards per pass attempt and third in the conference with a passing efficiency of 143.2. He also finished among the top five in the conference in several other categories, including passing touchdowns (14), total offense per game (252.9), completion percentage (62.8), passing yards (2,007), passing yards per game (223) and yards per completion (12.95). He was named an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league's head coaches.
Sanders also enjoyed a record-setting freshman campaign in 2019, as he was voted the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year after setting an OSU freshman record by passing for 2,065 yards. His 4,072 career passing yards after his sophomore year rank as the second-most ever for an OSU sophomore, trailing only the 4,623 Mason Rudolph tallied from 2014-15.
Up to 16 semifinalists for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award will be named in November and then up to five finalists will be named in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 12, 2022.
The Cowboys are scheduled to the open the 2021 season on September 4, facing Missouri State at 6 p.m. CT at Boone Pickens Stadium. Fans can purchase 2021 Cowboy football season tickets by visiting okstate.com/tickets or by calling or texting 877-ALL-4-OSU.
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