Three Oklahoma Players are Performance Award Favorites

Originally Published: May 12, 2010 5:20 PM CDT

Gerald Goodridge
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter, OSU punter/kicker Quinn Sharp and Oklahoma punter Tress Way have been named preseason favorites for the College Football Performance Awards.

Hunter, who missed five games in 2009 due to an injury, had 89 carries for 382 yards and one touchdown. In his last full season for the Cowboys, he rushed for 1,555 yards on 241 carries and scored 16 touchdowns.

Sharp won the kickoff specialist performance award in 2009 after kicking 35 touchbacks in his freshman season. The second-year special team ace ranked fifth nationally in punting in 2009, averaging 45.1 yards per punt.

In 2009 for the Sooners, Way finished third in the nation in punting averaging 45.7 yards per punt and pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line on 17 attempts.

2010 College Football Performance Awards Preseason Favorites (Kickoff Specialist)
Derek Dimke, Illinois
Aric Goodman, Colorado
Jacob Harfman, USC
Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
Kyle Hughes, New Mexico State
Ben Jaekle, UNLV
Adi Kunalic, Nebraska
Jeff Locke, UCLA
Craig McIntosh, Kentucky
John Potter, Western Michigan
Jake Rogers, Cincinnati
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State
Matt Szymanski, SMU
Blair Walsh, Georgia
Nate Whitaker, Stanford

2010 College Football Performance Awards Preseason Favorites (Punter)
Bryan Anger, California
Peter Boehme, Southern Mississippi
Matt Bosher, Miami
Drew Butler, Georgia
Kyle Delahooke, Navy
Derek Epperson, Baylor
Reid Forrest, Washington State
Chas Henry, Florida
Rob Long, Syracuse
Austin McCoy, Wyoming
Sean Sellwood, Utah
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State
Tress Way, Oklahoma

2010 College Football Performance Awards Preseason Favorites (Running Back)
Baron Batch, Texas Tech
Allen Bradford, USC
Donald Buckram, UTEP
John Clay, Wisconsin
Jeff Demps, Florida
Noel Devine, West Virginia
Lance Dunbar, North Texas
Andre Ellington, Clemson
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
Mark Ingram, Alabama
Lamichael James, Oregon
Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
Bernard Pierce, Temple
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
Chad Spann, Northern Illinois
Vai Taua, Nevada
Robert Turbin, Utah State
Harvey Unga, BYU
Shane Vereen, California
Eddie Wide, Utah
Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech