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McCoy Named Bednarik Semifinalist

November 05, 2009 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma's Gerald McCoy was named one of 16 semifinalists for the 15th Chuck Bednarik Award Wednesday by the Maxwell Football Club.

The announcement marks the second consecutive year that McCoy has been named a semifinalist for the award.

The current list of candidates will be trimmed down to three finalists on Nov. 23 while the announcement of the winner of the Bednarik Award will be made during the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 10.

McCoy is a junior defensive tackle who ranks 15th nationally with 12 tackles for loss and leads OU with eight quarterback hurries. A regular target of double-team blocking, McCoy has made 63 percent of his stops behind the line of scrimmage including 3.5 sacks to lead the No. 8 scoring defense and No. 11 overall defense.

Only one OU player in program history has won the Bednarik Award as Teddy Lehman took home the honor in 2003.

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