LOGAN, Utah – Utah State senior quarterback Kent Myers is one of 45 players named to the 2017 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, it was announced Tuesday by the organization.
Myers is one of 10 quarterbacks on the list and joins four other Mountain West players. The native of Rowlett, Texas, is also one of just three players from the Beehive State to make the list.
Along with being named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List heading into his senior season, Myers was also one of 47 quarterbacks named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List earlier this summer.
Myers has a career interception percentage of just 0.021, which ranks first all-time in school history, with his 14 interceptions on 679 career attempts. He also ranks fourth all-time in school history in completion percentage (.605), sixth all-time in total offense (5,963 yards), tied for eighth all-time with 31 career touchdown passes, and is ninth all-time in career passing yards (4,848), career completions (411) and career pass attempts (679).
During his junior campaign in 2016, Myers completed 211-of-361 (.584) passes for 2,389 yards and 10 touchdowns, to go along with eight interceptions. The native of Rowlett, Texas, finished the season first in the MW and 55th in the nation in completions per game (17.7), third in the league and 64th nationally in total offense (236.9 ypg), fifth in the conference and 71st in the nation in passing (199.5 ypg), sixth in the MW and 72nd nationally in completion percentage (.586), eighth in the MW and 92nd in the nation with 10 touchdown passes, and eighth in the MW and 94th nationally in passing efficiency (118.8).
For his career, Myers has passed for 4,848 yards and 31 touchdowns, to go along with 1,115 yards rushing and 14 more scores. He has started 25 of the 28 games he has played in.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler. Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1,744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing three times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
Utah State will begin the 2017 season at Wisconsin on Friday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. (MT), in a game that will be televised nationally on ESPN. The Aggies’ home opener will be on Thursday, Sept. 7, against Idaho State at 6 p.m., while their Mountain West opener will be at San José State on Saturday, Sept. 23.
For ticket information, fans can contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office over the phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or 435-797-0305 during regular hours of operation. Fans can also buy their tickets in person at the USU Ticket Office inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum or online by clicking on the “Buy Tickets†tab at www.UtahStateAggies.com.
Fans can become season ticket holders for as low as $110. New for 2017 are Value Season Ticket Plans, which include four adult season tickets on the east side of the stadium starting at $450. Youth season tickets are available for just $60 and Family Plans, consisting of two adult tickets and three youth tickets, can be purchased for as low as $340.
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