We have a response, he actually messaged me back. Sounds like he could be a write in candidate in the coming weeks, whatever the hell that means. This is the response from the note I sent, paraphrasing but I essentially said 10 tackles for loss, 76 tackles, 4 int's, I was not only expecting him to be a finalist but perhaps
a leader for winning the award- - -
Thanks Patrick. Growing up in the Big 8, I too have been keeping an eye on the Cyclones. Great season and yes, Mike Rose is having a great year.
As you might imagine, it wasn’t that he was left off. I’m told he was right there in contention for the final spot or two, but just missed the cut by the process our selectors do their grading. Stats are part but not all of the story.
We offer a write-in feature for our selectors, so nothing is final.
Ron Arp
Butkus Foundation
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