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Boykin, Doctson each named 1 of 3 finalists for presitgious awards
The final month of the season hasn't unfolded the way TCU had hoped. Two Big 12 losses in November certainly were certainly affected by injuries to the Horned Frogs' two offensive stars, quarterback Trevone Boykin and Josh Doctson.
TCU won't repeat as Big 12 champions, but that doesn't mean they won't be taking home some individual hardware.
On Tuesday, Boykin was named one of three finalists for the Davey O'Brien Award, which is presented annually to the nation's best quarterback. Doctson was named a one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, recognizing college football's most outstanding receiver regardless of position.
It is the second consecutive season that Boykin has been named a finalist. The other finalists are Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield and Clemson's Deshaun Watson.
An injured ankle kept the TCU senior from playing in last week's game at Oklahoma, a 30-29 loss that took the Horned Frogs out of contention for the Big 12. His availability for Friday's game against Baylor remains undetermined, although coach Gary Patterson did report progress earlier in the week.
Boykin leads the nation in total offense at 402.3 yards per game. He has completed 65.8 percent of his passes for 3,427 yards with 29 touchdowns and just nine interceptions. He is also TCU's second-leading rusher with 596 yards and eight touchdowns.
This is perhaps the statistic that best illustrates Boykin's importance to the Horned Frogs: Since 2009, only four times has a quarterback averaged more than 300 yards passing and 50 yards rushing and Boykin has done it in back-to-back seasons. The others were Heisman Trophy winners Robert Griffin III and Johnny Manziel.
Doctson's season ended two weeks ago when he tried to play against Kansas with an injured wrist sustained the previous week against Oklahoma State. He is a finalist along with Baylor's Corey Coleman and Ole Miss' Laquon Tredwell.
Doctson leads the nation with 132.7 receiving yards per game. He is the only player in the country to rank in the top six in receiving yards per game, receptions per game (7.9 and touchdown catches (14). His 79 receptions, 1,327 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns are all TCU single-season records.
Doctson and former Texas Tech receiver and two-time Biletnikoff Award winner Michael Crabtree as the only players in the last 20 years to have six straight games with at least 100 yards receiving and multiple touchdown catches.
