The Pony Express Award

Presented by the Pony Express Huddle Foundation, the Pony Express Award celebrates college football’s greatest tandems. Honoring teamwork, sacrifice, and leader

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Communication among DBs is incredibly important, says Jayden Bellamy. In this video, he explains how it works with his group at @UCF_Football. As an award started by two athletes who played the same position, we recognize how important teamwork within position groups can be.

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Jordan Allen plays DB for the Houston Cougars. Here he describes the way he sees teamwork manifesting itself on the football field from the point of view of his position.

This video is part of Pony Express Award series about the value of teamwork in a college football setting.

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The Pony Express Award recognized the Cincinnati Bearcats’ off-field interactions with each other . . . and pancakes. PEA co-founders Craig James and Eric Dickerson unboxed the promo kit UC provided with their 2026 campaign. What sorts of sugary goodness did Craig & Eric find?

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Dynamic duo 💯

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One of the best duos in college football

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The most outstanding duo in college football 🔥

@Braden_Atkinson & @jlegree24 named to The Pony Express Award Mid-Season Watchlist 👏
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#TheDamStandard

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@TavianCombs + @jaxtonjay = 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝘂𝗼™️

The Safety/LB combo have been named to the Pony Express Award Watchlist as one of the best 1-2 punches in CFB!

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The best duo in college football 🤝

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#BleedBlue | #BuiltDifferent

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The Cincinnati Bearcats’ offensive linemen take pride in pancakes in more ways than one. To celebrate their talent at flipping opponents to the turf (a “pancake”), they donned chef garb for a ticket sales promotion. We interviewed watch list members Evan Tengesdahl & Taran Tyo!

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Evan Tengesdahl and Taran Tyo named one of the best tandems in college football this season 👀

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@CowboyFB @DrewMestemaker @wyatttyoung Welcome to the watch list! Good luck the rest of the season!

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@NDFootball @13Cjcarr @Jordan6Faison @LeonardKevMoore Congrats to the Fighting Irish tandems and we look forward to watching the rest of the season!

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Dynamic Duo

The Pony Express award is a regular season award that honors the best tandem in college football, regardless of position.

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Dynamic duos 🤝

Two pairs of Irish have been named to the Pony Express Award Watch List:

☘️ Jordan Faison and CJ Carr
☘️ CJ Carr and Leonard Moore

#GoIrish☘️

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Here’s the Pony Express Award mid-season watch list! We’ve kept an eye on exceptional teammates who have excelled through the early part of the season. We evaluate players without regard to position - you’ll see exceptional defenders and linemen joining skill position standouts.

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Paul Oyewale & Ansel Din-Mbuh have helped their TCU defense rank near the top of the Big 12 this season. We at the Pony Express Award asked them how teamwork facilitates success on the D-line - hear their insights in this video from our series on teamwork in college football.

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A 90-yard run by @WayshawnParker helped @Utah_Football win yesterday. But Wayshawn helps his team in more ways than just running the ball, as he explains in this interview about teambuilding. This video is part of a Pony Express Award series on teamwork in college football.

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What should you do if a teammate sets you up to make a big play? DL @JamaalWhyce of @bufootball has strong opinions about it, which he shared with the Pony Express Award. This video is part of Pony Express Award series about the value of teamwork in a college football setting.

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Quarterback @bearb47 of @byufootball understands the unique role his position plays in team cohesiveness. In this video, he explains his outlook on the subject. This content is part of Pony Express Award series about the value of teamwork in a college football setting.

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The experiences @EricDickerson and @thepony32 had in college football led them to create the Pony Express Award. Their reasons for recognizing the game’s top tandem are rooted in the qualities of the sport itself. #teamwork