Ken Dorsey, Bryant McKinnie Place Among Top Five In Associated Press Player Of The Year Balloting
Dec. 6, 2001
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) — University of Miami junior quarterback Ken Dorsey finished three votes shy to Florida’s sophomore quarterback Rex Grossman in finishing second in the most recent Associated Press Player of the Year balloting. Junior offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie finished in a tie for fifth with Indiana All-America quarterback Antwaan Randle El.
Of the 72 members of the AP college football poll board, made up of newspapers, television and radio stations, Grossman received 18 votes to Dorsey’s 15. Nebraska senior quarterback Eric Crouch finished third with 12, followed by Oklahoma junior defensive back Roy Williams (7), McKinnie (5) and Randle El (5).
Dorsey, a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, given annually to college football’s top player, has directed the Hurricanes to an undefeated 11-0 regular season and is the only team currently slated to play for the National Championship in the Rose Bowl on January 3rd. He is also a finalist for two other national awards in Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award. For the second straight season, Dorsey has directed a team that has broken the Miami and BIG EAST records for points in a regular season (475 in 2001 and 469 in 2000). A two-time All-BIG EAST First-Team pick, Dorsey recently shared with Boston College’s All-American running back William Green the conference Offensive Player of the Year honor.
McKinnie, a finalist for the Outland Trophy, is regarded as one of the top offensive tackles to play in college football in the past decade, having never given up a sack in his career. At 6-9, 336, McKinnie has anchored an offensive line that has powered the Hurricanes into the National Championship game at the Rose Bowl on January 3rd. He was recently named CNNSI’s College Football Player of the Year, along with First-Team All-American by Football News, Football Writers Association of America and ABC Sports Online. He is a two-time All-BIG EAST selection.
