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Rembert, who has become the top single-season rusher in Illinois
State history, has rushed for 1,629 yards and 16 touchdowns on 331
carries heading into Saturday's NCAA Division I Football
Championship quarterfinal game at Youngstown State. Rembert finished
with 59 votes among the 16 finalists. Northern Arizona quarterback
Jason Murrietta, New Hampshire quarterback Ricky Santos and Southern
Illinois running back Arkee Whitlock are the
three finalists for the honor and have been invited to attend
the presentation of the awards, with the winner of the Payton not
announced until the event. The 20th annual I-AA College Football
Awards ceremony will be Dec. 14 in Chattanooga, Tenn., on the eve of
the NCAA Division I Football Championship title game.
Youngstown State running back Marcus Mason finished fourth in the
voting with 195 points, joining Rembert and Whitlock as the Gateway
Football Conference's representation on the final ballot.
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2005 Walter Payton Award went to Eastern Washington quarterback
Erik Meyer. Among former winners active in the NFL are Tony Romo,
2002, Eastern Illinois, Dallas Cowboys; Brian Westbrook, 2001,
Villanova, Philadelphia Eagles; Adrian Peterson, 1999, Georgia
Southern, Chicago Bears; Brian Finneran, 1997, Villanova, Atlanta
Falcons; and Steve McNair, 1994, Alcorn State, Baltimore Ravens.
Voting, which is based on regular-season performance only, was
conducted among 112 media members and media relations professionals
covering I-AA/FCS.
[News release provided by Todd Kober, assistant
athletics director, media relations, Illinois
State University ] |
