Three OVC players on Payton, Buchannan watch lists

The Sports Network has named Eastern Kentucky quarterback Josh Greco and Jacksonville State running back Clay Green to its Payton Award watch list, and Eastern Illinois linebacker Clint Sellers to its Buchannan Award list.

The Walter Payton Award honors I-AA's top player each year, and the Buck Buchannan Award goes to the division's top defensive player. The Sports Network administers the awards, voted on by I-AA media outlets and sports information directors. The watch lists will undergo three revisions throughout the season, with the winners announced in Chattanooga on Thursday, Dec. 14, the week of the NCAA Championship game. The official Payton Watch page is here. Click here for the official Buchannan Battle page.

Greco is a junior, in his third season starting for the Colonels. In 2005 he passed for 2,861 yards and 25 touchdowns on his way to being honored as the OVC offensive player of the year. An EKU release on his selection is here.

Green, now a senior, ran for 1,352 yards with the Gamecocks in 2005, the second-highest single-season total in school history. He added 562 yards on kick returns to rank second nationally in I-AA for all-purpose yards. A JSU release on Green's selection is here.

Sellers, now a senior, led the Panthers n 2005 with 121 tackles, 13 tackles for lost yardage, two fumble recoveries and five interceptions. He was #2 nationally in I-AA with 7.33 solo tackles per game.
An EIU release on Sellers selection is here.