ROCHESTER, Minn. - The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), in association with The Associated Press (AP), selected Kent State wide receiver Antwan Dixon (Fort Myers, Fla.) as one of three Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year winners Tuesday. Dixon will be recognized at the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, and the Mayo Clinic will donate $5,000 to a general scholarship fund at Kent State in his name.
As a teenager, Dixon began battling aplastic anemia, a rare blood disorder that interrupted his high school football career. Blood transfusions and medication helped get him back on the field, where he earned a scholarship offer to Kent State.