I'd never heard of this award, but congrats to him.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Kansas State's Tyler Lockett has been named winner of the Jet Award as the top return man in college football in 2014.
Lockett, who will be honored at a banquet in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, led the nation with his 19.1-yard punt return average. He ran two punts back for touchdowns. Lockett also averaged 20.1 yards on kick returns.
The award is in its fifth year and is named for Johnny "The Jet" Rodgers, a wide receiver and return specialist who won the 1972 Heisman Trophy at Nebraska.
Rodgers and a panel of football writers and broadcasters select the winner.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Kansas State's Tyler Lockett has been named winner of the Jet Award as the top return man in college football in 2014.
Lockett, who will be honored at a banquet in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, led the nation with his 19.1-yard punt return average. He ran two punts back for touchdowns. Lockett also averaged 20.1 yards on kick returns.
The award is in its fifth year and is named for Johnny "The Jet" Rodgers, a wide receiver and return specialist who won the 1972 Heisman Trophy at Nebraska.
Rodgers and a panel of football writers and broadcasters select the winner.
