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Ferguson and Miller Invited to Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards
Feb 03, 2017 | Football
Duo invited as players to watch for 2017.
MEMPHIS – Quarterback Riley Ferguson and wide receiver Anthony Miller have been invited to the 62nd Annual Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards, Saturday. The annual banquet is held in Columbus, Ohio, and honors players projected to be national standouts in 2017.
Ferguson's first season at Memphis was a record-setting one, as the junior from Matthews, N.C., passed for 3,698 yards and a school-record 32 touchdowns in 2016. Ferguson was second in the American Athletic Conference with 284.5 yards passing per game and with a 152.6 passer efficiency rating.
One of Ferguson's favorite targets during the season was Memphis native Anthony Miller. Miller became just the second receiver in Memphis history to post a 1,000-plus yard season, finishing with 1,434 yards, besting the Memphis school single season record by 380 yards. Miller ranked fourth in the American with 7.3 catches per game and second in receiving yards per game (110.3). He caught two touchdowns in the final 3:49 of the game to give Memphis a 34-30 win over #18/21 ranked Houston in Memphis' final home game last season, then had three touchdowns in Memphis' Boca Raton Bowl game.
The Memphis duo makes up two of three players from the American Athletic Conference invited to the event. USF quarterback Quinton Flowers will also attend the event. Among the 2017 Player to Watch honoree list are Josh Allen (Wyoming), Riley Ferguson (Memphis), Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State), Quinton Flowers (USF), Deondre Francois (Florida State), James Gilbert (Ball State), Ulysees Gilbert III (Akron), Khalil Hodge (Buffalo), Jalyn Holmes (Ohio State), Michael Jordan (Ohio State), Micah Kiser (Virginia), Ray Lawry (Old Dominion), Anthony Miller (Memphis), Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State), Cody Thompson (Toledo), Mike Weber (Ohio State), Mike White (Western Kentucky), Cedric Wilson (Boise State) and Logan Woodside (Toledo).
Other awards that will be presented at the banquet will be the Woody Hayes Award (top college coach), the Sammy Baugh Award (top college passer), the Kellen Moore Award, the Jim Brown Award, the Chic Harley Award (college football player of the year), the Archie Griffin Award (college football most valuable player), the Jack Lambert Award and the Sam B. Nicola Award.
Memphis football just signed one of the top recruiting classes in program history earlier this week and on March 16th, will kick off spring practice. The spring session will culminate with Friday Night Stripes on Friday, April 14th.
Deposits for 2017 season tickets can be turned in now at www.GoTigersGoTix.com. The 2017 Memphis home schedule will include seven home games, including a non-conference game against UCLA and an American Athletic conference match-up against defending West Division champs, Navy. The conference schedule is expected to be released next week.
Ferguson's first season at Memphis was a record-setting one, as the junior from Matthews, N.C., passed for 3,698 yards and a school-record 32 touchdowns in 2016. Ferguson was second in the American Athletic Conference with 284.5 yards passing per game and with a 152.6 passer efficiency rating.
One of Ferguson's favorite targets during the season was Memphis native Anthony Miller. Miller became just the second receiver in Memphis history to post a 1,000-plus yard season, finishing with 1,434 yards, besting the Memphis school single season record by 380 yards. Miller ranked fourth in the American with 7.3 catches per game and second in receiving yards per game (110.3). He caught two touchdowns in the final 3:49 of the game to give Memphis a 34-30 win over #18/21 ranked Houston in Memphis' final home game last season, then had three touchdowns in Memphis' Boca Raton Bowl game.
The Memphis duo makes up two of three players from the American Athletic Conference invited to the event. USF quarterback Quinton Flowers will also attend the event. Among the 2017 Player to Watch honoree list are Josh Allen (Wyoming), Riley Ferguson (Memphis), Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State), Quinton Flowers (USF), Deondre Francois (Florida State), James Gilbert (Ball State), Ulysees Gilbert III (Akron), Khalil Hodge (Buffalo), Jalyn Holmes (Ohio State), Michael Jordan (Ohio State), Micah Kiser (Virginia), Ray Lawry (Old Dominion), Anthony Miller (Memphis), Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State), Cody Thompson (Toledo), Mike Weber (Ohio State), Mike White (Western Kentucky), Cedric Wilson (Boise State) and Logan Woodside (Toledo).
Other awards that will be presented at the banquet will be the Woody Hayes Award (top college coach), the Sammy Baugh Award (top college passer), the Kellen Moore Award, the Jim Brown Award, the Chic Harley Award (college football player of the year), the Archie Griffin Award (college football most valuable player), the Jack Lambert Award and the Sam B. Nicola Award.
Memphis football just signed one of the top recruiting classes in program history earlier this week and on March 16th, will kick off spring practice. The spring session will culminate with Friday Night Stripes on Friday, April 14th.
Deposits for 2017 season tickets can be turned in now at www.GoTigersGoTix.com. The 2017 Memphis home schedule will include seven home games, including a non-conference game against UCLA and an American Athletic conference match-up against defending West Division champs, Navy. The conference schedule is expected to be released next week.
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