Cleveland Named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | Football
TYLER, Texas – The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced the candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose award today, as senior wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland was named to the watch list. The nod is Cleveland's second ahead of the 2019 season, also being named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list on Thurs., July 25.
Tyrie Cleveland:
The award annually recognizes the nation's college offensive player of the year who meets the awards criteria - 1.) Born in Texas; 2.) Graduated from a Texas high school; or 3.) Played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college – and encourages student-athletes to succeed on and off the field while having the drive and tenacity to persist and overcome adversity and injury in the pursuit of reaching their goals.
Tyrie Cleveland:
- 2018: Appeared in and started all 12 games during the regular season… Missed Florida's bowl game due to an injury he sustained at Florida State… Totaled 18 catches for 212 yards and three touchdowns… Served as a gunner on Florida's punt team and recorded five tackles and caused UF opponents to call countless fair catches due to his speed… Had three catches for 51 yards in UF's win over Idaho… Named a Preseason Early Campbell Tyler Rose Award Nominee… 2017: Appeared in 10 games and started eight… Totaled 22 catches for a team-leading 410 yards and two touchdowns on the season… Led Florida's offense with 110 yards and a touchdown on four catches against Kentucky... The game was Cleveland's second career 100-yard receiving game… Recorded five catches for 93 yards and a touchdown one week later against Tennessee… UF defeated UT with a 63-yard touchdown pass from Feleipe Franks to Cleveland... That play marked the only time in school history that the Gators defeated an opponent with a touchdown on the final play of regulation… Antonio Callaway's catch-and-run against the Vols in 2015, which was also a 63-yard pass play, gave the Gators' a 28-27 victory that season… Florida ran the exact same play, "Train Ride Open, Big Bend In."… Between the Tennessee and Kentucky games, he recorded nine catches for 203 yards and two touchdowns… Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Honorable Mention Player of the Week following aforementioned contest against the Volunteers... Spent time as a kick returner for the Gators early in the season… 2016: Appeared in 11 games and started four, including two of Florida's last three contests… Totaled 14 catches for 298 yards and two touchdowns on the season… With players who at least 10 receptions, he led the team with a 21.3 yards per catch average… Recorded his first-career reception at Tennessee and his first-career touchdown in Florida's blowout win over Missouri… Named SEC Freshman of the Week following a breakout performance at LSU… During that game, he totaled three catches for 124 yards and a touchdown… With his 124-yard performance, Cleveland became just the third true freshman in program history to have a 100-yard receiving game (Reidel Anthony, 1994 & Callaway, 2015)... The touchdown came on a 98-yard pass from quarterback Austin Appleby with 8:57 left in the 3rd quarter… That play ranks as the second longest touchdown passing play in UF history, as the longest was a 99-yard touchdown pass from Cris Collinsworth to Derrick Gaffney against Rice in 1977… However, the 98-yard touchdown does stand as the longest touchdown passing play against an SEC opponent, as it surpassed the 96-yard touchdown pass Kerwin Bell completed to Ricky Nattiel against Georgia in 1984… In addition, Cleveland's reception stands as the longest play by a true freshman in UF history and the longest play by a visiting team in Tiger Stadium.
The award annually recognizes the nation's college offensive player of the year who meets the awards criteria - 1.) Born in Texas; 2.) Graduated from a Texas high school; or 3.) Played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college – and encourages student-athletes to succeed on and off the field while having the drive and tenacity to persist and overcome adversity and injury in the pursuit of reaching their goals.
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