PVAMU's Barrick Named On College Football Performance Awards Watch List

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Last season, after being sidelined all week due to an undisclosed injury, Prairie View A&M kicker Chris Barrick answered the prayers of PV Nation when he knocked down his first career field goal and clenched the Panthers 37-34 victory over the Texas Southern University Tigers.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  -- Prairie View A&M kicker Chris Barrick was named on the 2013 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS Watch List for the 2013 CFPA Placekicker Award.

Barrick, a 6-4 junior out of Copperas Cove (Texas), led the Panthers in scoring with 65 points and ranked second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in field goal percentage, going 9-for-11 last season. Barrick was named the SWAC Specialist of the Week on Oct. 22, 2012 following his team's 52-37 win over Alcorn State he went 7-for-7 on PATS and added a 23-yard field goal to pick up his second-career Specialist of the Week honor.

On kickoffs in 2012, Barrick averaged 56.1 yards per kick off of 54 attempts. He was named to the All-SWAC Second Team to cap off his season.

The CFPA is the largest awards organization in Division I college football, and it selected all of its recipients based upon objective scientific rankings to the extent of which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration. The winner will be announced January 8, 2014.    


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2013 PANTHERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Day	Date	Opponent	Location / Stadium	Time			Event
Sat.	8/31/2013	*Texas Southern	Houston, Texas - BBVA Compass Stadium	7:00 p.m.			29th Labor Day Classic
Sat.	9/7/2013	Texas State	San Marcos, Texas	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	9/14/2013	*Southern University	Baton Rouge, La.	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	9/21/2013	*Alabama A&M	Prairie View	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	9/28/2013	Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, Texas	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	10/5/2013	*Grambling State	Dallas, Texas - The Cotton Bowl	6:00 p.m.			Southwest State Fair Classic
Sat.	10/12/2013	*Alabama State	Montgomery, Ala.	1:00 p.m.
Sat.	10/19/2013	*Mississippi Valley State	Prairie View	2:00 p.m.			Homecoming
Sat.	10/26/2013	*Jackson State	Shreveport, La. - Independence Stadium	4:00 p.m.			Shreveport Classic
Thu.	11/7/2013	*Alcorn State	Alcorn State, Miss.	6:30 p.m.
Sat.	11/16/2013	Abilene Christian	Prairie View	1:00 p.m.
Sat.	11/23/2013	*Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Prairie View	1:00 p.m.

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