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C-USA Releases Football Preseason Awards

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A trio of senior standouts headline the list of 2017 preseason Conference USA Football award winners, as chosen by the league’s 14 head coaches. WKU senior QB Mike White was selected as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year, Rice senior LB Emmanuel Ellerbee was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year, while WKU senior KR Kylen Towner earned Special Teams Player of the Year honors.

White returns for his second season at WKU after being named the C-USA Newcomer of the Year in 2016. He completed 67 percent of his passes (280-of-416) for 4,383 yards (fifth in the FBS) and 37 touchdowns with just seven interceptions.