Roehl Finishes 8th in Payton award balloting...

[NDSUstudent]

Philadelphia (Sports Network) - Three quarterbacks were named as the finalists for the 2007 Walter Payton Award, the Sports Network announced on Monday.

Georgia Southern's Jayson Foster, San Diego's Josh Johnson and Eric Sanders of Northern Iowa are the three finalists. The Payton Award winner will be announced Dec. 13 at the Chattanooga Marriott during the annual Sports Network awards dinner.

The Buck Buchanan Award, bestowed upon the best defensive player in FCS, and Eddie Robinson Award, for the best coach in the sub-classification, along with the Sports Network Cup, for the top Mid-Major team will also be handed out that night.

2006 Payton Award winner Ricky Santos of New Hampshire finished fifth in the 2007 balloting, which included votes from a national panel of FCS sports information directors and selected FCS media from around the country.

Delaware running back Omar Cuff was fourth in the balloting, and Southern Illinois quarterback Nick Hill placed sixth. Completing the top 10 were running back Tim Hightower of Richmond (seventh), North Dakota State running back Tyler Roehl (eighth), Yale running back Mike McLeod (ninth), Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson (10th)....


http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfoot2/news/AGN4114600.htm

[fargocyclone]

Not bad at all for a player from a non-playoff eligible team.

Nice find, NDSUstudent!

[Bison"FANatic"]

Very respectable:nod: :nod: :nod:

[Bison101]

Good job, Mr. Roehl. You'll win it next year.

[bisonpride4ever]

Philadelphia (Sports Network) - Three quarterbacks were named as the finalists for the 2007 Walter Payton Award, the Sports Network announced on Monday.

Georgia Southern's Jayson Foster, San Diego's Josh Johnson and Eric Sanders of Northern Iowa are the three finalists. The Payton Award winner will be announced Dec. 13 at the Chattanooga Marriott during the annual Sports Network awards dinner.

The Buck Buchanan Award, bestowed upon the best defensive player in FCS, and Eddie Robinson Award, for the best coach in the sub-classification, along with the Sports Network Cup, for the top Mid-Major team will also be handed out that night.

2006 Payton Award winner Ricky Santos of New Hampshire finished fifth in the 2007 balloting, which included votes from a national panel of FCS sports information directors and selected FCS media from around the country.

Delaware running back Omar Cuff was fourth in the balloting, and Southern Illinois quarterback Nick Hill placed sixth. Completing the top 10 were running back Tim Hightower of Richmond (seventh), North Dakota State running back Tyler Roehl (eighth), Yale running back Mike McLeod (ninth), Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson (10th)....


http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfoot2/news/AGN4114600.htm


yeah josh johnson has crazy stats but c'mon are you serious they don't play anybody! if he played in a scholly conference and played good teams week in and week out and put these kind of stats up then sure give him one of the three spots but since he hasn't, Omar Cuff should be on there instead of him.

[NDSUFREAK]

yeah josh johnson has crazy stats but c'mon are you serious they don't play anybody! if he played in a scholly conference and played good teams week in and week out and put these kind of stats up then sure give him one of the three spots but since he hasn't, Omar Cuff should be on there instead of him.


Johnson capped off an incredible career with 43 touchdown passes and one interception in his final year.


I almost threw up when reading that stat....

[NDSUstudent]

Very respectable:nod: :nod: :nod:

Agreed, very respectable. Hopefully Mays can finish in the top 10 in the award he is up for as well.

[Jdubs21]

thad be sweet

[TheDoctor]

To me, Joe easily finishes in the top 10 compared to the final numbers and their impact on their team. Check it out:

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/buchanan_2007/index.htm

[spelunker64]

Jayson Foster all the way

[TheDoctor]

Who??????????????????????? ;)

[bisonmike2]

8th place and he basically missed 2 games (S Utah and limited time at Miss Vl St) that's pretty good.

[Bison"FANatic"]

8th place and he basically missed 2 games (S Utah and limited time at Miss Vl St) that's pretty good.

And those are two games he could have put up some sick numbers

[bisoneer]

Very respectable:nod: :nod: :nod:

Good job Roehl, thats just awesome!!!

[KC Bison]

It just seems that Steve Walker should have been somewhere in the voting for the Payton award. He had a tremendous year.