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Nominees Announced for The Major Applewhite Cutest Quarterback Award
It's been a long season, but we've finally narrowed down Captcmdr's
candidates for the cutest quarterback award to ten worthy
candidates.
The Major Applewhite Cutest Quarterback Award goes to that player who, like The
Major, best shows heart, talent, energy in the face of adversity and cute good
looks.
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Brett Basanez
Northwestern
(3-9)
Freshman from Arlington Heights, IL
6'2" / 200 lbs.
Finished the 2002 season with 2,181 passing yards, 7
touchdowns and 7 interceptions. |
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Kyle Boller
California (7-5)
Senior from Newhall, CA
6'4" / 225 lbs.
From a family of firefighters, Boller led Cal to a
surprising season with 2,818 yards passing, 29 touchdowns
and 10 interceptions. |
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Jason Campbell
Auburn (8-4)
Sophomore from Taylorsville, MS
6-4 / 220
Passed for 1,137 yards, 11 touchdowns and four
interceptions. Also rushed for 200 yards and three
more touchdowns. |
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Ken Dorsey
Miami (12-0)
Senior from Orinda, CA
6-5 / 205
The leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy, Ken's
numbers slipped a bit from last year, throwing for 2,773
yards, 24 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. |
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Kliff Kingsbury
Texas Tech (8-5)
Senior from New Braunfels, TX
6'4" / 210 lbs.
The Texas Tech passing leader by over 4,000 yards; this
year, he threw for 4,642 yards, 42 touchdowns and 12
interceptions. |
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Scott McBrien
Maryland (9-3)
Nunior from
Rockville, MD
6'0" / 180 lbs.
Threw for 2,397 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. |
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Carson Palmer
Southern California (9-2)
Senior from Laguna Niguel, CA
6'5" / 225 lbs.
Against the toughest schedule in the nation, threw for
3,685 yards, 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions; had 23
touchdowns and 4 interceptions the second half of the
season. |
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Cody Pickett
Washington (7-5)
Junior from Caldwell, ID
6'4" / 215 lbs.
Threw for 4,229 yards, 26 TDs and 13 INTs. |
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Chris Rix
Florida State
(8-4)
Senior from Santa Margarita, CA
6'4" / 210 lbs.
Threw for 2,808 yards, 13 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. |
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Chris Simms
Texas (10-2)
Senior from Franklin Lakes, NJ
6'5" / 223 lbs.
Threw for 2,982 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. |
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(The Award's Mascot is Rick Clausen at LSU)
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