Comeback Player of the Year Award

One final congratulations to our 2024 Comeback Player of the Year award winners!

In association with The Associated Press and the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl , College Sports Communicators is proud to present the 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award to Ike Larsen, Raheim “Rocket” Sanders and Tyler Shough!

The Comeback Player of the Year recognizes student-athletes for overcoming adversity and stepping-up their on-field performance. This year’s winners will be recognized with a ceremony at the 2024 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

Congratulations to all the finalists, and finally, congratulations to our winners!

College Sports Communicators, in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization, today announced the 12 semi-finalists for college football’s 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award. Blake Horvath (QB, Navy); Eli Pancol (WR, Duke); Tyler Shough (QB, Louisville), Oronde Gadsden II (TE, Syracuse); Lathan Ransom (DB, Ohio State); Tyreem Powell (LB, Rutgers); Jalon Daniels (QB, Kansas); Trey Lathan (LB, West Virginia); Riley Leonard (QB, Notre Dame); Ike Larsen (DB, Utah State); Raheim Sanders (RB, South Carolina); Bru McCoy(WR, Tennessee). Since 2018, the Comeback Player of the Year Award has recognized college football student-athletes for overcoming injury, illness or other circumstances. At the conclusion of each season, in a vote by a panel of college football writers, editors, and sports information directors, three college football student-athletes are honored as Comeback Player of the Year Award winners at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.

Congratulations to the 2022 Comeback Player of the Year Award Winners - Michael Penix Jr (QB, Washington), Mohamed Ibrahim (RB, Minnesota) and Laiatu Latu (LB, UCLA)