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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Cornell Honored By Jackson Touchdown Club
11/26/2010 | Football
Nov. 26, 2010
JACKSON, Miss. - Ole Miss linebacker Jonathan Cornell has been named among the recipients of the Cellular South Most Valuable Senior Awards, presented by the Jackson Touchdown Club. The organization will hold its final meeting for this season on Monday at 6 p.m. at the River Hills Tennis Club located at the intersection of Ridgewood Road and Lakeland Drive in Jackson.
A native of Azusa, Calif., Cornell leads Ole Miss and ranks 14th in the SEC in tackles (6.8 pg). He is also fifth in the league in TFLs (13.0) and 11th in sacks (4.5) and earned midseason All-SEC honors from Phil Steele.
The Jackson Touchdown Club honors players chosen by the coaching staffs of all 10 Mississippi senior colleges. Other award winners include Kevin Dizer, Belhaven; Garrett Williams, Delta State; Ryan Rich, Jackson State; Will Hawkins, Millsaps; Jared Cummins, Mississippi College; Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State; Johnvonta Brooks, Mississippi Valley State; Johdrick Morris, Southern Miss and a player yet to be named from Alcorn State.
The Jackson Touchdown Club has presented this awards program each year since 1946, the year the organization was founded by the late Dr. Lacey Hughes, a Jackson native who gathered 15 football fans together to celebrate the sport of football.
Celebrating its 65th Anniversary, the Jackson Touchdown Club Most Valuable Senior Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious honors presented by a quarterback or touchdown club in the Southeast.
The admission fee for non-members and guests for this meeting is $30. Space is limited at Club meetings. The media is cordially invited to all meetings at no cost. For additional Club information, contact Glen Waddle, Secretary of the Jackson Touchdown Club, at 601-506-3186, or visit the Club's web site at www.jacksontouchdownclub.com.