UH football’s Marcus Jones was named the winner of the 2021 Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the most versatile player in major college football, on Wednesday morning.
Jones is the first player in UH history as well as the first player from a Group of Five conferences to win the Hornung Award.
“This award means a lot to me,” Jones said. “I’ve been undersized and overlooked a lot in my life. I just kept my head down and focused on controlling the controllable. Any way I can help the team, I was down for it whether it was extra time spent in meetings or putting in the physical work on the practice field.