AP Player of the Year finalists: Murray, Tagovailoa, Haskins

[8085sooner]

Quarterbacks Kyler Murray of Oklahoma, Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama and Dwayne Haskins Jr. of Ohio State are the finalists for The Associated Press college football Player of the Year.

The winner will be announced Thursday. The finalists are the same as those for the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented Saturday.

Murray leads the country in total offense (4,945 yards), points responsible for (306) and passing efficiency (205.7). He would be the second straight Oklahoma quarterback to win the AP honor. Baker Mayfield was player of the year and Heisman Trophy winner in 2017.

Tagovailoa has completed 68 percent of his passes for 3,353 yards and a school-record 37 touchdowns against only four interceptions.

He and Murray will also face off in the College Football Playoff, when No. 1 Alabama faces No. 4 Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl semifinal on Dec. 29.

Haskins set Big Ten passing records with a nation-leading 4,580 yards and 47 touchdowns in his first year as the Buckeyes' starter.

The AP player of the year has been awarded since 1998. Oklahoma has had four previous winners: Mayfield in 2017, quarterback Josh Heupel in 2001, quarterback Jason White in 2003 and quarterback Sam Bradford in 2008.

Ohio State's only AP player of the year was quarterback Troy Smith in 2006. Alabama has never had a player win the award.

 

[8085sooner]

Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray is named the AP Player of the Year



Kyler Murray is The Associated Press college football Player of the Year, the second straight Oklahoma quarterback and fifth overall to win the award since it was established in 1998.

Murray beat out Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on 56 ballots submitted by AP college football poll voters and announced Thursday. Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. was third.

“It’s humbling and an honor to be named AP Player of the Year, to be mentioned in the same realm as a lot of great players, a lot of hall of famers,” Murray said. “It’s a special deal for me and hopefully I can continue to make my family and teammates proud.”


Murray received 39 first-place votes and a total of 145 points. Tagovailoa received 13 first-place votes (117 points) and Haskins was listed first on four ballots (55 points).


Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray is named the AP Player of the Year

 

[78Cyclones]

Alabama has never had a player win the award.

This is definitely NOT a best player on the best team award, as Alabama has 5 National Championships (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017) in this time period (1998 to present). lol. Must be the limited talent in Tuscaloosa.

 

[MarkOU]

Bama and Ohio st fans are salty as fuck on Twitter.

 

[4down20]

 

[Hillbillyzombie]

Not that big of a surprise

 

[MarkOU]

Ooh yea. They mad.

 

[MarkOU]

Yup. Still mad.

 

[7Samurai13]

Yup. Still mad.

Was there actually a negative ad campaign?

Never mind it was just a crybaby bitch

 

[Mistaken4193]

Imagine would Tua could do with 775 snaps against Big12 defenses.


Look at what he did, Hurt, against SEC defenses on 575 snaps.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Imagine would Tua could do with 775 snaps against Big12 defenses.


Look at what he did, Hurt, against SEC defenses on 575 snaps.

One armed tied behind his back as well from what i recall

 

[Wishbone]

Imagine would Tua could do with 775 snaps against Big12 defenses.


Look at what he did, Hurt, against SEC defenses on 575 snaps.

Sec defense's sure look all world going up against Sec offense's huh.

 

[Mistaken4193]

Sec defense's sure look all world going up against Sec offense's huh.

SEC has 8 top 50 offenses.

 

[Scapegoat]

Imagine would Tua could do with 775 snaps against Big12 defenses.


Look at what he did, Hurt, against SEC defenses on 575 snaps.

He looked almost as good as Hurts.

 

[SteelersPride]

has to be haskins

 

[Diego Roll Tide]

SEC has 8 top 50 offenses.

Let OU fans talk shit about Bama’s offense. Their defense gets to face it on the 29th. Let’s see what surprises that retard Ruffin McNeil has in store for us. He held WVU to 56...

 

[MarkOU]

SEC has 8 top 50 offenses.