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Favorite Cincinnati Bearcat Football Player Since 1997 Tournament: Mardy Gilyard Wins the Butch Jones Region

First there was Zach Collaros. Then there was Kevin Huber. Just yesterday there was Chad Plummer. Those were the first three players to make the Final Four of the Favorite Cincinnati Bearcat Football Player Since 1997 Tournament. Now the final contender in the final four can be revealed. The choice in the Butch Jones region was between wide receiver/kick return specialist Mardy Gilyard and tight end/defensive end/power forward Connor Barwin. The winner was Mr. Gilyard, who claimed 70.7 percent of the vote over Barwin, marking his fourth-straight win with a more than 50 percent margin of victory over his opponent.