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We are nearly a month since the 2023 college football season for the Oklahoma Sooners came to a close. Still, the accolades keep on coming for the Sooners.
This time, it’s for wide receiver Nic Anderson. Anderson was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team, the FWAA announced Tuesday. Anderson joins Marvin Mims Jr. as the only Sooners to be recognized by the FWAA as freshman All-Americans.
Anderson finished the year with 798 yards and 10 touchdowns on 38 receptions. His 10 touchdowns were a school freshman record, and his 798 receiving yards are the second most ever by an OU freshman, falling nine yards short of CeeDee Lamb’s record.
He ranked fifth nationally with his 21.0 yards per reception and he registered at least 100 receiving yards three times on the year and 90 or more receiving yards in five games.
Anderson was a touchdown machine. He scored multiple touchdowns twice this season. His coming out party was when he snagged three touchdowns on three receptions with a season-high 120 yards at Tulsa.
He also scored twice while gaining 105 yards on five catches against UCF. His most memorable play was when he caught the game-winning touchdown against the Texas Longhorns with 15 seconds remaining.
He had 119 yards on four catches against West Virginia. He made his record-setting 10th touchdown on a great catch in the Alamo Bowl against Arizona on a great throw by Jackson Arnold.
Anderson was also named a Freshman All-American by The Athletic and was a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
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Publish date : 2024-01-16 20:00:25
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