Temple University Athletics
Football's Chapelle Russell Named Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Week
10.23.18 | Football
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl organization have selected LB Chapelle Russell as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Week and Player of the Year Award Nominee. Two other college football student-athletes—Don Butkus of University of St. Francis (Ill.) and Eric Dungey of Syracuse University —were also selected as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award Nominees.
Ten times during the 2018 college football season, three inspiring student-athletes from all levels of college football who have overcome injury, illness or other challenges will be recognized as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Nominees. At the end of the season, the 30 nominees will be eligible for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Russell has spent the better part of the past two years rehabilitating from a torn ACL. He suffered his first tear in November 2016, 10 games into his first season playing linebacker as a redshirt freshman. He was able to make it back for opening day in 2017 and quickly found his way into the starting lineup. Through nine games, he was the team's leading tackler with 70 stops. However, he again suffered a torn ACL and missed the remainder of the season. The Temple coaches recognized the Lakewood, N.J., native's hard work and toughness by awarding him a coveted single digit #3, signifying him as one of the toughest players on the team. He opened the 2018 season with 10 tackles versus Villanova and through eight games, he has been the #theStandard player of the game four times for the 5-3 Owls, recording 46 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and two fumble recoveries.
Butkus, Dungey and Russell join previous nominees Caleb Farley (Virginia Tech), Cody Thompson (Toledo), Nate Ricci (Minnesota–Duluth), Antwan Dixon (Kent State), Tanner Mangum (Brigham Young), Marquez Stevenson (Houston), Jonathan Duhart (Old Dominion), Donte' Harrell (Widener), Antonio Wimbush (Carson-Newman), David Blough (Purdue), Jordan Miller (Washington) and Niall Lewison (Otterbein).
All nominees are now eligible for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, presented at the end of the season. Mayo Clinic, the premier sponsor, will donate $5,000 to the general scholarship funds for the three winners and $2,500 in the name of six other worthy finalists. In addition, the three honorees will be recognized during a special ceremony during the 2019 Fiesta Bowl. Honorees and winners are selected by a panel of writers, editors and sports information directors from CoSIDA, AP and Touchdown Illustrated, and representatives of the Fiesta Bowl.
Ten times during the 2018 college football season, three inspiring student-athletes from all levels of college football who have overcome injury, illness or other challenges will be recognized as Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Nominees. At the end of the season, the 30 nominees will be eligible for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Russell has spent the better part of the past two years rehabilitating from a torn ACL. He suffered his first tear in November 2016, 10 games into his first season playing linebacker as a redshirt freshman. He was able to make it back for opening day in 2017 and quickly found his way into the starting lineup. Through nine games, he was the team's leading tackler with 70 stops. However, he again suffered a torn ACL and missed the remainder of the season. The Temple coaches recognized the Lakewood, N.J., native's hard work and toughness by awarding him a coveted single digit #3, signifying him as one of the toughest players on the team. He opened the 2018 season with 10 tackles versus Villanova and through eight games, he has been the #theStandard player of the game four times for the 5-3 Owls, recording 46 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and two fumble recoveries.
Butkus, Dungey and Russell join previous nominees Caleb Farley (Virginia Tech), Cody Thompson (Toledo), Nate Ricci (Minnesota–Duluth), Antwan Dixon (Kent State), Tanner Mangum (Brigham Young), Marquez Stevenson (Houston), Jonathan Duhart (Old Dominion), Donte' Harrell (Widener), Antonio Wimbush (Carson-Newman), David Blough (Purdue), Jordan Miller (Washington) and Niall Lewison (Otterbein).
All nominees are now eligible for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, presented at the end of the season. Mayo Clinic, the premier sponsor, will donate $5,000 to the general scholarship funds for the three winners and $2,500 in the name of six other worthy finalists. In addition, the three honorees will be recognized during a special ceremony during the 2019 Fiesta Bowl. Honorees and winners are selected by a panel of writers, editors and sports information directors from CoSIDA, AP and Touchdown Illustrated, and representatives of the Fiesta Bowl.
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