Western Kentucky outside receivers coach Josh Crawford was named a finalist for 2021 FootballScoop Coach of the Year in the Wide Receiver category, the news outlet announced Tuesday.
In his first season with the Hilltoppers, Crawford led a position group that helped quarterback Bailey Zappe break the NCAA’s all-time single-season records for passing yards (5,967) and passing touchdowns (62). The Hilltoppers’ primary outside receivers – Mitchell Tinsley and Daewood Davis – both started all 14 games and combined for 130 catches for 2,165 yards and 22 touchdowns.
Tinsley’s 87 receptions, 1,402 yards and 14 scores were the fourth-most by a WKU receiver in a single campaign in the program’s 103-season history.