This story was originally published by Red Wolf Report.
Arkansas State wide receiver Omar Bayless is the best in the nation. Full stop. Though the end-of-season awards rarely show any love to Group of 5 players, Bayless is more than deserving of serious national recognition.
Earlier in the season, I wrote an article titled “Omar Bayless for Heisman”. Though the campaign was founded on solid ground, any rational NCAA football fan knew no Sun Belt player would ever seriously be considered for college football’s most prestigious award. The point of the campaign was not fully serious in that respect but was started to shed some light on a student-athlete deserving national recognition.
Now, the campaign is shifting to a much more realistic and serious discussion. Monday morning, Bayless was named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist. The Biletnikoff Award is given annually to the best wide receiver in college football. Only 12 players were named as semifinalists, including Bayless.
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