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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Player News - Andrew Cohen a Cliff Harris Award Finalist

Senior defensive end Andrew Cohen has been named a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award which is presented to the small college defensive player of the year. The award was created by the Little Rock Touchdown Club and is presented to the top defensive player among NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA schools as chosen by head coaches and a committee of college and professional football greats.


Cohen was All-PSAC East first team as a junior and senior and second team as a sophomore. Last season, when the Golden Rams advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs and finished 11-2, he was named third team Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Super Region One, All-ECAC, and Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area. Prior to this season, Cohen was named preseason first team USA Football Network All-American. After leading the entire PSAC with 13.5 sacks for 91 yards and 20.0 tackles for loss this season, he was also named PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year. His 1.23 sacks/game is good for fifth in the country and he set the career PSAC sack record with 33.5.

This season, Cohen had 39 solo tackles and 18 assists for 57 total tackles. He registered at least one sack in every game this season and was credited with two forced fumbles at Mercyhurst. Cohen was also a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award and a nominee for the Harlon Hill Trophy.


The overall winner will be announced on December 24 with the trophy being presented to the recipient at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s annual awards banquet in February 2016. This marks the third consecutive season that the Golden Rams have had a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award. In 2013, linebacker Ronell Williams was on the finalist list and last year, cornerback Al-Hajj Shabazz represented West Chester as a finalist.

The two finalists from the PSAC are:

Cliff Harris Award - Andrew Cohen Profile

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