ACC Football: Top 5 Candidates to Win Offensive Player of the Year
Jan 2, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers running back James Conner (24) goes in for 5-yard touchdown against the Houston Cougars during the second half of the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Houston won 35-34. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Ranking the top five candidates to walk away as the winner of the ACC Offensive Player of the Year for the 2015 college football season.
The ACC conference champion could be decided by the player who wins the ACC Offensive Player of the Year Award with a trio of quarterbacks and a pair of running backs with a start contrast in styles among the top candidates to win the award this year.
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Pittsburgh running back James Conner won the award last year so the possibility exists for the first repeat winner of the award since the award was first handed out in 1993 when Florida State’s Charlie Ward won.
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He was the first of three Heisman Trophy winners to win (Chris Weinke, Jameis Winston) and a fourth could potentially join that list with Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson among the contenders.
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Players who were in the conversation but didn’t make the final five and deserve an honorable mention:
North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams, Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya, Pittsburgh wide receiver Tyler Boyd and NC State quarterback Jacoby Brissett
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