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The initial Paytan and Buchanan Award Watch lists have been announced by The Sports Network. Lists are below with Big Sky players bolded, or view the entire article and lists at http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.as ... 975830.htm

Very good representation for the Big Sky on the Payton List!

"Payton Watch" Candidates (Aug. 24)
Jermaine Austin, RB, Georgia Southern

David Ball, WR, New Hampshire

Steve Baylark, RB, Massachusetts

Clifton Dawson, RB, Harvard

Bruce Eugene, QB, Grambling State

Terrance Freeney, RB, UNI

Travis Glasford, RB, Western Illinois

Nick Hartigan, RB, Brown

Lex Hilliard, RB, Montana

Eric Kimble, WR, Eastern Washington

Travis Lulay, QB, Montana State

Ingle Martin, QB, Furman

Erik Meyer, QB, Eastern Washington

Joel Sambursky, QB, Southern Illinois

Ricky Santos, QB, New Hampshire

Richie Williams, QB, Appalachian State



"Buchanan Watch" Candidates (Aug. 24)
Maurice Bennett, LB, Lafayette

Katon Bethay, DT, Wofford

Antoine Bethea, DB, Howard

Sean Conover, DE, Bucknell

Reed Doughty, S, Northern Colorado

Justin Durant, LB, Hampton

Brady Fosmark, DE, Weber State

William Freeman, LB, Furman

Chris Gocong, DE, Cal Poly

Shannon James, S, Massachusetts

Jerome Jones, LB, Eastern Kentucky

Tony LeZotte, S, James Madison

Markus Mikulec, LB, Sam Houston State

Tom Parks, DT, Delaware

David Pittman, CB, Northwestern State

Antonio Thomas, CB, Western Kentucky

You scoop me again Kmax, I was just about to post that.

The Big Sky and the A10 have to be the most top heavy in the Payton Watch. Should be a great year!

Didnt Bruce Eugene actually hand off to Walter Payton himself? How many years of eligibility is this kid going to get?

I don't think he played at all last year, or if he did it was just a bit in the first game before he got hurt and his season was ended.

I'm not impressed with how the BS is represented on the defensive side.

I think we have one of the best LBs in I-AA. Mollahan.

How many on the BB list are going for 3 straight 1st team all conf?

I could see Shane MacIntyre making the Buchanan watch this year.

Nick wrote:I could see Shane MacIntyre making the Buchanan watch this year.

I thought that Murphy would be on there

I agree with that.. I would have thought Murphy before MacIntyre. And no question that Mollahan deserves to be considered equally as well. But the names of candidates changes though the course of the year and names are dropped and added... so each of these could be and probably will get added to the list.

Murphy too. But my money's on Shane. Watch and see.....