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Franks, Cox named to Thorpe watch list

OSU quarterback Zac Robinson loses his footing while trying to tackle OU defensive back Dominique Franks who intercepted Robinson's pass early in the first quarter of the OU vs OSU Bedlam Football game at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. November 29, 2008 Shane Bevel/Tulsa World
 
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
Published: 8/7/2009  2:23 AM
Last Modified: 8/7/2009  5:58 AM

 Oklahoma's Dominique Franks and Oklahoma State's Perrish Cox are among 31 players listed on the preseason watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college defensive back.

Franks is a junior cornerback from Union High School. He scored two touchdowns last season, one on a fumble return and one on an interception return.

Cox, a senior cornerback from Waco, Texas, also is a standout special teams player. He leads all active FBS players and holds Big 12 and OSU records with four career kickoff returns for touchdowns. He needs just 110 kickoff return yards to set the Big 12 career record.

The Jim Thorpe Award is presented by the Jim Thorpe Association in Oklahoma City. The preseason watch list was unveiled Thursday by ESPN.

A screening committee will narrow the list of candidates to 10 or 12 semifinalists and candidates will be judged on performance, athletic ability and character.

Three finalists will be invited to attend the ESPN College Football Awards Show and the winner will be announced during the show. The formal presentation of the Jim Thorpe Award is in Oklahoma City in February.

Jim Thorpe Award watch list

Javier Arenas, Alabama

Aaron Berry, Pittsburgh

Eric Berry, Tennessee

Ahmad Black, Florida

Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech

Kendric Burey, North Carolina

Crezdon Butler, Clemson

Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech

Chris Chandler,
Clemson

Barry Church, Toledo

Kurt Coleman, Ohio State

Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State

Ras-I Dowling, Virginia

Van Eskridge, East Carolina

Dominique Franks, Oklahoma

Joe Haden, Florida

Duke Ihenacho, San Jose State

Reshad Jones, Georgia

Jordan Lake, Baylor

Myron Lewis, Vanderbilt

Trevard Lindley, Kentucky

Taylor Mays, USC

Amari Spievey, Iowa

Darrell Stuckey, Kansas

Earl Thomas, Texas

Syd'Quan Thompson, California

Walter Thurmond, Oregon

Alterraun Verner, UCLA

Stephen Virgil, Virginia Tech

Deunta Williams, North Carolina

Kyle Wilson, Boise State

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jimmie.tramel@tulsaworld.com
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

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Some reader comments for this story were copied from "OU's Franks, OSU's Cox on Thorpe list," which was published on 8/6/2009.
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Arbythree, Tulsa (8/6/2009 3:34:40 PM)
Good for the Oklahoma men!!!
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MaintenanceMan, Tulsa (8/6/2009 4:20:09 PM)
Boomer!! Hope Franks has a good enough year to win it. If he does, we will have won a bunch again this year.
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WrigleyvillePoke, (8/6/2009 4:29:02 PM)
Taylor Mays will have to have a terrible year for our boys to have a shot at it
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PIRANA, Tulsa (8/6/2009 5:17:18 PM)
This is the season that Perrish will shine. He needs just 110 kickoff return yards to set the Big 12 career record. He'll make a statement this year! GO POKES!
 

 
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