Ole Miss senior running back/wide receiver Dexter McCluster is one of ten finalists for the Cellular South Conerly Trophy it was announced on Tuesday. Given out annually by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, the Cellular South Conerly Trophy honors the top collegiate player in the state each year.McCluster, a Largo, Fla. native, leads the Rebels with 903 rushing yards this year, and needs 97 yards to become just the fourth Rebel all-time to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. McCluster set the Ole Miss single-game rushing record earlier this season with a 282-yard, four-touchdown outburst against Tennessee.
The senior captain is averaging 184.8 rushing yards and 238.3 all-purpose yards with seven TDs responsible for (four rushing, one receiving, one passing) over the last four SEC games and has topped 120 rushing yards in each outing. He is also No. 2 on the Ole Miss career all-purpose yardage list with 3,715, behind only Deuce McAllister’s 4,889 (1997-2000).
Against Arkansas, McCluster became the first Rebel in the modern era (records dating back to 1965) to top the 100-yard mark in both rushing and receiving. He posted team highs of 123 rushing yards and a career-high 137 receiving yards off a career high-tying seven grabs and finished with 260 all-purpose yards, which had been the most by a Rebel since McCluster's own career-best 268-yard performance in his Ole Miss debut against Memphis in 2006.
Named after former Ole Miss great Charlie Conerly, the Cellular South Conerly Trophy has been given every season since 1996. Former Rebel winners include Stewart Patridge (1997), Deuce McAllister (1999), Eli Manning (2001, 03) and Patrick Willis (2006). By www.olemisssports.com
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