Despite the 2020 season seeing 58 games canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a litany of playmakers emerged in Conference USA last year. In the league’s 25 seasons of play, quarterbacks have been named C-USA’s Offensive Player of the Year 18 times, making 2021’s candidacy all the more intriguing given last year’s quarterback struggles throughout the conference.
2020’s winner in UTSA running back Sincere McCormick has a chance to become the sixth player to repeat as OPOY and the first since former North Texas signal-caller Mason Fine did so in 2017 and 2018. While the Roadrunners’ star should be considered the frontrunner, there are plenty of talented players in their own right who will look to unseat McCormick.