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Throughout the summer the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) will be releasing preseason watch lists for players in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The list highlights players whose performance mertis recognition heading into the 2012 season.
The purpose of the CFPA 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 watch lists will include the following categories: quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, defensive line, linebacker, defensive back, placekicker, punter, all-purpose/kickoff returner and punt returner.
The four lists involving specialist positions have been released and the lists include 12 total players from the Ohio Valley Conference.
The place kicker list included Austin Peay senior Stephen Stansell, Jacksonville State senior James Esco, Tennessee State sophomore Jamin Godfrey and UT Martin senior Cody Sandlin.
The punters list included Eastern Illinois junior Scott Weatherford and Eastern Kentucky junior Jordan Berry.
Overall six OVC players made the punt returners list, including Austin Peay junior Tee Howell, Eastern Kentucky senior Justin Bell, Jacksonville State senior Alan Bonner, Murray State senior Patrick Robertson, Tennessee State sophomore Weldon Garlington and Tennessee Tech senior Caleb Mitchell.
OVC Players on CFPA Specialists Lists
K - Stephen Stansell, Austin Peay
K - James Esco, Jacksonville State
K - Jamin Godfrey, Tennessee State
K - Cody Sandlin, UT Martin
P - Scott Weatherford, Eastern Illinois
P - Jordan Berry, Eastern Kentucky
PR - Tee Howell, Austin Peay
PR - Justin Bell, Eastern Kentucky
PR - Alan Bonner, Jacksonville State
PR - Patrick Robertson, Murray State
PR - Weldon Garlington, Tennessee State
PR - Caleb Mitchell, Tennessee Tech