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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Hurts, Lamb Named Finalists for Campbell Award
December 17, 2019 | Football
NORMAN — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb were named finalists for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award on Tuesday.
Hurts and Lamb are the second OU duo to be named finalists for the Earl Campbell Award (Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook were both finalists in 2016). The last two winners of the award have been Sooners: Mayfield in 2017 and Kyler Murray in 2018. Joining Hurts and Lamb as finalists for the 2019 award are Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer, SMU quarterback Shane Buechele and Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins.
Lamb, a consensus All-American, ranks third nationally with 14 receiving touchdowns and seventh with his 20.8 yards per catch. The junior from Richmond, Texas, ranks 11th in the country with his 100.7 receiving yards per game despite ranking 69th with 4.8 catches per contest. He has made at least one touchdown reception in nine of his 12 games this season and is tied for the lead among Power Five players with six games of 135-plus receiving yards. He also leads the nation's non-seniors with his 32 career receiving TDs and 3,173 career receiving yards. Lamb ranks second at OU in career receiving TDs, fourth in career receiving yards and 16th in career all-purpose yards in just under three years of competition.
Hurts, the Heisman Trophy runner-up and a second-team Sporting News All-American, leads the nation in yards per pass attempt (11.8; the FBS record is 11.6), yards per completion (16.4), points responsible for per game (23.7; tied) and touchdowns accounted for (51; tied), while ranking third in total offense (376.1 ypg) and passing efficiency rating (200.3; the single-season FBS record is 199.4). He also ranks fourth nationally in completion percentage (.718; OU record is .709 by Baker Mayfield in 2016), seventh in rushing touchdowns (18; second among QBs) and 10th in passing touchdowns (32). He averages 279.5 passing yards and 96.5 rushing yards per contest.
The Houston, Texas, product has compiled 4,889 yards of total offense (3,634 passing, 1,255 rushing) and is second among OU quarterbacks in single-season rushing yards and rushing touchdowns (Jack Mildren had 1,289 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs in 1971). He is just four total TDs shy of the school record of 55 set by Sam Bradford in 2008.
The winner of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas, on Jan. 15, 2020.
Named after 1977 Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell, the award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, winners must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.
The Sooners have produced at least one finalist each year since 2014: Samaje Perine in 2014, Mayfield each year from 2015-17, Westbrook in 2016 and Murray in 2018.
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