Trey Quinn one of 10 semifinalists for Biletnikoff Award

[PonyPride]

For Immediate Release: November 13, 2017

SMU's Trey Quinn one of 10 semifinalists for Biletnikoff Award

Tallahassee, FL - The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award, announced the 10 Semifinalists for the 2017 Biletnikoff Award. The secure and confidential electronic voting by the distinguished members of the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee was conducted from November 6th through November 12th, and certified by a prominent CPA firm.

The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the outstanding receiver in college football. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide
receiver.

The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. See: BiletnikoffAward.com/voters

The transparently detailed and explicit criteria for candidate eligibility and voting appear at: BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria

The 10 2017 Biletnikoff Award Semifinalists are as follows:

NAME SCHOOL
Darren Andrews
UCLA

A.J. Brown Ole Miss

Deontay Burnett
USC

Keke Coutee
Texas Tech

Michael Gallup
Colorado State

Steve Ishmael
Syracuse

Anthony Miller
Memphis

Trey Quinn
SMU

David Sills, V
West Virginia

James Washington
Oklahoma State

The 2017 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented live on December 7, 2017, on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show to be broadcast 7:00 - 9:00pm (EST) on ESPN. College Football Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner, and Biletnikoff Award voter Desmond Howard will present the 2017 Biletnikoff Award winner on the show. Howard is one of only 5 ends or receivers who has won the Heisman Trophy, joining Larry Kelley, Leon Hart, Johnny Rodgers, and Biletnikoff Award voter Tim Brown.

The correlation between Biletnikoff Award winners and stardom in the National Football League is predictable. Past Biletnikoff Award winners include Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss, Michael Crabtree, Amari Cooper, and Larry Fitzgerald.

The 2017 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the Biletnikoff Award trophy by college and pro football hall of famers Fred Biletnikoff and keynoter Floyd Little before 550 patrons at the Biletnikoff Award Banquet at the University Center Club at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, February 10, 2018 . The banquet was hailed by 2014 keynote speaker [deleted] Vermeil, as well as by 2013 keynoter Larry Csonka, as "the best banquet in college sports."

The banquet has featured distinguished keynoters of profound character and accomplishments including Bart Starr, [deleted] Vermeil, Larry Csonka, Steve Largent, Mike Ditka, Don Shula, Dan Reeves, Archie Manning, Ron Jaworski, Gene Stallings, Bob Griese, Bill Curry, Bobby Bowden, Jim Kelly, Jerry Kramer, Joe Theismann, and Dan Fouts.

The banquet also recognizes the Foundation's scholarship recipients who will be offered by the Foundation over $800,000 in college and vocational scholarships and related benefits in 2018 as in 2016 and 2017. The Foundation's charitable mission is the provision of college and vocational scholarships to North Florida high school seniors who have overcome significant barriers to achieve at the highest academic and extra-curricular levels.


The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., will announce the three finalists on November 20, 2017. For complete details and updates of interest, together with weekly statistics and timely, important news of the Biletnikoff Award candidates, as well as a fan vote and discussion board, please consult the Foundation's highly informative website at BiletnikoffAward.com .

The name Biletnikoff is synonymous with the term receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was an All-America receiver at Florida State University, and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978. Fred was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI. The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation (TQC), Inc., created the Biletnikoff Award in 1994.

To access the Biletnikoff Award FanVote, go to BiletnikoffAward.com/fan-vote.

[SMUguy]

Got to admit I was clinging to the hope that he and Sutton both would be at least semifinalists

[ojaipony]

Surprising Sutton didn't make the list, but I saw that he got invited to the Senior Bowl.

This is elite. You will see 3 of the most elite WRs in the country on the field Saturday (Miller from Memphis is a stud and will put up huge numbers on us, plus their 2 running backs).

[mrydel]

Sutton has not performed at a level to earn the award. Not his fault. He is just double covered too much. If there was an award for allowing other receivers to get attention, he would be in the running.

[indianmustang]

did we have any one make it to semifinals or win the award

[ponyte]

In case anyone is interested in help Quinn out

http://biletnikoffaward.com/fan-vote

[indianmustang]

rightnow he is 3rd

[ojaipony]

Sutton has not performed at a level to earn the award. Not his fault. He is just double covered too much. If there was an award for allowing other receivers to get attention, he would be in the running.

Tied for second in the country for TDs by wide receivers.

[mrydel]

My Sutton critique was not meant to be negative. He just has not been spotlighted this year as in the past due to coverage.

We had a cornerback when I was at SMU who was All SWC as a sophomore. Never got any further recognition in his career because he was good enough that no team ever threw to his side again the next 2 years. Not a reflection on his ability but rather a compliment to his ability.