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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Greg Little Selected to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
8/15/2018 | Football
Little One of 47 Players on Watch List for Texas-Based Award
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.
Little, a junior from Allen, Texas, has appeared in every game at left tackle since arriving in Oxford two years ago. Little earned preseason All-America first team honors from the Sporting News and second team accolades from Lindy's, Athlon and Phil Steele.
Throughout the 2017 campaign, Little helped protect the Ole Miss quarterbacks that led the SEC and ranked 11th nationally in passing as a unit (328.4 ypg).
The watch list will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists in November and then up to five finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for Jan. 9, 2019.
Ole Miss will open the 2018 season vs. Texas Tech in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff, in Houston, on Sept. 1. Kick is slated for 11 a.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
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2018 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Jalen Hurts, Alabama
Eno Benjamin, Arizona State
Devwah Whaley, Arkansas
Jarrett Stidham, Auburn
Denzel Mims, Baylor
Jarret Doege, Bowling Green
Micah Simon, BYU
Steven Montez, Colorado
Tyrie Cleveland, Florida
DeAndrew McNeal, Florida Atlantic
Parker Braun, Georgia Tech
D'Eriq King, Houston
Luke Timian, Indiana
Hakeem Butler, Iowa State
Steven Sims, Jr., Kansas
Brendon Moore, Maryland
Patrick Taylor, Memphis
Tavares Thomas, Middle Tennessee
Devine Ozigbo, Nebraska
Kelton Moore, Nevada
McLane Mannix, Nevada
Tyron Owens, New Mexico
Jason Huntley, New Mexico State
Nathan Elliott, North Carolina
Mason Fine, North Texas
Rashawn Slater, Northwestern
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma
CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma
Greg Little, Ole Miss
Calvin Tyler, Jr., Oregon State
David Blough, Purdue
Ben Hicks, SMU
Xavier Jones, SMU
Kaden Smith, Stanford
Koda Martin, Syracuse
Darius Anderson, TCU
Jalen Reagor, TCU
Collin Johnson, Texas
Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M
T.J. Vasher, Texas Tech
Caleb Wilson, UCLA
Caleb Evans, ULM
Lexington Thomas, UNLV
Aca'Cedric Ware, USC
Jalen Rhodes, UTSA
Aaron Fuller, Washington
