Four Hornung Award Weekly Winners Pile Up 1,110 All-Purpose Yards, Six TDs

LOUISVILLE, KY (Nov. 22, 2010) - Four players that compiled eye-popping statistics this past weekend have been selected as "Paul Hornung's Most Versatile Performances of the Week" it was announced Monday by Paul Hornung and the Louisville Sports Commission.

Tandon Doss (Indiana), DJ Woods (Cincinnati), Demaris Johnson (Tulsa) and James White (Wisconsin) combined for 1,110 all-purpose yards to propel them to the top of the list for all-purpose running nationally. Each player had at least 246 yards with three of the four players touching the ball four different ways.

The weekly selections highlight elite performances from the previous week in college football that display the same versatility on the field as the legendary Paul Hornung.

Week 12 Honorees:

· Indiana's Tandon Doss had five carries for 61 yards, seven receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown, a one-yard punt return and five kick returns for 141 yards in a 41-24 loss to Penn State. Doss finished with 293 all-purpose yards, an average of 16.3 yards per play.

· Cincinnati's DJ Woods had four carries for 50 yards and a TD, six receptions for 97 yards and a score, three punt returns for 16 yards and five kick returns for 128 yards in a 69-38 win over Rutgers. He finished with 291 all-purpose yards.

· Tulsa's Damaris Johnson had four carries for 22 yards and a touchdown, six receptions for 146 yards, one punt return for 25 yards and two kick returns for 87 yards in a 31-28 win over UTEP. Johnson finished with 280 all-purpose yards on 13 plays, an average of 21.5 yards per play.

· Wisconsin's James White had 23 carries for 181 yards and two touchdowns, two receptions for 19 yards and two kick returns for 46 yards in a 48-28 win over Michigan as the Badgers kept alive their Rose Bowl hopes. He finished with 246 all-purpose yards.

A weekly, up-to-date rundown of the individual accomplishments of each player on the Watch List can be found on the official website of the Paul Hornung Award at www.paulhornungaward.com

Past Weekly Honorees

Week 12: Tandon Doss (Indiana), Damaris Johnson (Tulsa) and James White (Wisconsin), DJ Woods (Cincinnati).

Week 11: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), T.Y. Hilton (Florida International), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Pat Shed (UAB), Jon Williams (East Carolina).

Week Ten: T.Y. Hilton (Florida International), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Damaris Johnson (Tulsa) and Chris Owusu (Stanford).

Week Nine: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Dwayne Harris (East Carolina), Damaris Johnson (Tulsa), Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State) and Demond Washington (Auburn), .

Week Eight: Andre Ellington (Clemson), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Niles Paul (Nebraska) and Trent Richardson (Alabama), Pat Shed (UAB).

Week Seven: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Tandon Doss (Indiana), David Gilreath (Wisconsin), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy) and Trent Richardson (Alabama).

Week Six: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Greg Reid (Florida State) Mohammed Sanu (Rutgers)and Shaky Smithson (Utah).

Week Five: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Tandon Doss (Indiana) and Denard Robinson (Michigan).

Week Four: Trey Burton (Florida), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Jeremy Kerley (TCU), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Terrell Pryor (Ohio State), Trent Richardson (Alabama), DJ Woods (Cincinnati) and Titus Young (Boise State).

Week Three: Jeremy Kerley (TCU), DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma), James Rodgers (Oregon State), Trent Richardson (Alabama) and Torrey Smith (Maryland).

Week Two: Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Jeffery Demps (Florida), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Joe Lefeged (Rutgers), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Keshawn Martin (Michigan State), Denard Robinson (Michigan), Mohamed Sanu (Rutgers).

Week One: Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Brandon Bing (Rutgers), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Dwayne Harris (East Carolina), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Demaris Johnson (Tulsa), Jeremy Kerley (TCU), Austin Pettis (Boise State) and Patrick Peterson (LSU).

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Paul Hornung Award

Created by the Louisville Sports Commission, the Paul Hornung Award is designed to recognize versatile, high-level performers in major college football and help preserve the legacy of one of Kentucky's best known athletes. A panel of experts will select the inaugural winner in early January 2011; the votes will be tabulated by Dean Dorton Allen Ford. The winner will be honored at the Paul Hornung Award Banquet presented by Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine January 25 at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville. Hornung is considered by many the best all-around player in the history of college and pro football. He won the 1956 Heisman Trophy at quarterback for Notre Dame and was the No. 1 pick in the 1957 NFL draft. He played every position in the backfield during his career with the Irish, where he also punted, kicked, returned kicks and played defensive back and was a multi-threat offensive back and prolific kicker in the pros. He was a member of four NFL championship teams as an all-pro halfback for the Green Bay Packers and led the NFL in scoring 1959-60-61, set the single season scoring record in 1960 with 176 points and was named League MVP following the 1961 season. Legendary Packers Coach Vince Lombardi called Hornung, "The most versatile man ever to play the game." Paul is a member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and resides in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. More information go towww.paulhornungaward.com.

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