Five Named Weekly Honorees by Paul Hornung Award

Four All-Purpose Leaders, Two-Way Star Lead List Of Honorees

LOUISVILLE, KY (Nov. 15, 2010) - Four standouts on offense and special teams and a two-way star have been selected as "Paul Hornung's Most Versatile Performances of the Week" it was announced Monday by Paul Hornung and the Louisville Sports Commission.

T.Y. Hilton (Florida International), Pat Shed (UAB), Jon Williams (East Carolina) and Randall Cobb (Kentucky) each totaled more than 260 all-purpose yards and scored TDs in Week 11, placing them among the top 27 individual all-purpose performances of the 2010 season. The quartet was joined by Cardinal ironman Owen Marecic, who played 92 plays for Stanford, scored twice on offense and broke up a pass late in the game to help preserve the BCS 6th ranked Standord's tough win at Arizona State.

The weekly selections highlight elite performances from the previous week in college football that display the same versatility on the field as the legendary Paul Hornung.

Week 11 Honorees:

· Stanford's Owen Marecic made key contributions as a starter on both sides of the ball. He had four carries for four yards and two powerful touchdowns in short distance situations and caught a ten-yard pass from his fullback position in a 17-13 win over Arizona State in Tempe. As the starting LB, Marecic added three tackles and deflected a pass late in the game that led to Stanford getting the ball to run out the clock. Ironman Marecic was in on 92 snaps in the game: 47 on offense and 45 on defense.

· Florida International's T.Y. Hilton had six carries for 166 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-35 win at Troy. These runs included touchdown runs of 80 and 61 yards, in addition to his two catches for 75 yards. Hilton also had one kick return for 28 yards in the win. He finished with 261 all-purpose yards.

· Kentucky's Randall Cobb had 279 all-purpose yards in a 38-20 win over Vanderbilt in Lexington. He had 10 carries for 170 yards with two touchdowns, three catches for 56 yards, five punt returns for 19 yards and a 34-yard kick return. He also held on a field goal and five extra point attempts.

· UAB'S Pat Shed had 18 carries for 81 yards, nine catches for 84 yards and a touchdown and seven kick returns for 144 yards in a 54-42 loss to East Carolina. He finished with 309 all-purpose yards.

· East Carolina's Jon Williams had 14 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown, five catches for 115 yards and a touchdown and four kick returns for 94 yards in a 54-42 win over UAB in Birmingham. He finished with 291 all-purpose yards.

A weekly, up-to-date rundown of the individual accomplishments of each player on the Watch List can be found on the official website of the Paul Hornung Award at www.paulhornungaward.com

Weekly Honorees

Week 11: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), T.Y. Hilton (Florida International), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Pat Shed (UAB) and Jon Williams (East Carolina)

Week Ten: T.Y. Hilton (Florida International), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Damaris Johnson (Tulsa) and Chris Owusu (Stanford).

Week Nine: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Dwayne Harris (East Carolina), Damaris Johnson (Tulsa), Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State) and Demond Washington (Auburn) .

Week Eight: Andre Ellington (Clemson), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Niles Paul (Nebraska), Trent Richardson (Alabama) and Pat Shed (UAB).

Week Seven: David Gilreath (Wisconsin), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Tandon Doss (Indiana) and Trent Richardson (Alabama).

Week Six: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Mohammed Sanu (Rutgers), Greg Reid (Florida State) and Shaky Smithson (Utah).
Week Five: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Denard Robinson (Michigan) and Tandon Doss (Indiana).

Week Four: Owen Marecic (Stanford), Jeremy Kerley (TCU), Trent Richardson (Alabama), Terrell Pryor (Ohio State), Trey Burton (Florida), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), DJ Woods (Cincinnati) and Titus Young (Boise State).

Week Three: Jeremy Kerley (TCU), James Rodgers (Oregon State), DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma), Trent Richardson (Alabama) and Torrey Smith (Maryland).

Week Two: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Denard Robinson (Michigan), Jeffery Demps (Florida), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy), Joe Lefeged (Rutgers), Mohamed Sanu (Rutgers), Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Keshawn Martin (Michigan State).

Week One: Dwayne Harris (East Carolina), Brandon Bing (Rutgers), Demaris Johnson (Tulsa), Austin Pettis (Boise State), Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Patrick Peterson (LSU), Jerrel Jernigan (Troy) and Jeremy Kerley (TCU).


Paul Hornung Award

Created by the Louisville Sports Commission, the Paul Hornung Award is designed to recognize versatile, high-level performers in major college football and help preserve the legacy of one of Kentucky's best known athletes. A panel of experts will select the inaugural winner in early January 2011; the votes will be tabulated by Dean Dorton Allen Ford. The winner will be honored at the Paul Hornung Award Banquet presented by Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine January 25 at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville. Hornung is considered by many the best all-around player in the history of college and pro football. He won the 1956 Heisman Trophy at quarterback for Notre Dame and was the No. 1 pick in the 1957 NFL draft. He played every position in the backfield during his career with the Irish, where he also punted, kicked, returned kicks and played defensive back and was a multi-threat offensive back and prolific kicker in the pros. He was a member of four NFL championship teams as an all-pro halfback for the Green Bay Packers and led the NFL in scoring 1959-60-61, set the single season scoring record in 1960 with 176 points and was named League MVP following the 1961 season. Legendary Packers Coach Vince Lombardi called Hornung, "The most versatile man ever to play the game." Paul is a member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and resides in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. More information go to www.paulhornungaward.com.