College Football Performance Awards Website

Nine Ohio Valley Conference football players have been named as preseason favorites for the 2010 College Football Performance Awards.

This is the first year the organization has made players from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) eligible for the awards. The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

As prominent scholars from a wide variety of disciplines note, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases that vitiate balloting-based awards. Furthermore, CFPA is the only awards organization to receive praise from both Republican and Democratic White House officials for promoting objectivity and fairness in college football.

The awards are given in 13 total categories, including Performer of the Year, Defensive Performer of the Year and positional Performers of the Year.

A complete list of nominees can be found below.

OVC Players Nominated for College Football Performance Awards
Terrence Holt, Austin Peay (Running Back & Punt Returner Performer of the Year Nominee)
Josh Bey, UT Martin (Linebacker Performer of the Year Nominee)
Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky (Defensive Back Performer of the Year Nominee)
T.J. Heath, Jacksonville State (Defensive Back Performer of the Year Nominee)
C.J. James, Eastern Illinois (Defensive Back Performer of the Year Nominee)
Kevin Cook, Eastern Illinois (Punter Performer of the Year Nominee)
Alan Bonner, Jacksonville State (Punt Returner Performer of the Year Nominee)
Marcus Harris, Murray State (Kick Returner Performer of the Year Nominee)
Kienan Cullen, Murray State (Placekicker Performer of the Year Nominee)