Dixon, Simmer, Wimbush win Comeback Player of Year honors

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Kent State wide receiver Antwan Dixon (89) dives but cannot make the catch during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi, in Oxford, Miss. Kent State receiver Antwan Dixon, Dartmouth defensive lineman Seth Simmer and Carson-Newman running back Antonio Wimbush are the first recipients of the Mayo Clinic college football Comeback Player of the Year Award. The new award recognizes college football players from FBS, FCS and lower divisions who overcome injury, illness or other challenges to return to the field. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

In this March 29, 2018, photo, Dartmouth College defensive lineman Seth Simmer, foreground, pulls a weighted sled during NCAA college football conditioning drills on Memorial Field in Hanover, N.H. Kent State receiver Antwan Dixon, Dartmouth defensive lineman Seth Simmer and Carson-Newman running back Antonio Wimbush are the first recipients of the Mayo Clinic college football Comeback Player of the Year Award. The new award recognizes college football players from FBS, FCS and lower divisions who overcome injury, illness or other challenges to return to the field. (Tris Wykes/The Valley News via AP)

In this Sept. 8, 2018, photo provided by Carson-Newman Athletics, Carson-Newman running back Antonio Wimbush carries the ball as a Virginia Union player tries to make the tackles during an NCAA college football game in Richmond, Va. Kent State receiver Antwan Dixon, Dartmouth defensive lineman Seth Simmer and Carson-Newman running back Antonio Wimbush are the first recipients of the Mayo Clinic college football Comeback Player of the Year Award. The new award recognizes college football players from FBS, FCS and lower divisions who overcome injury, illness or other challenges to return to the field. (Adam Greene/Carson-Newman Athletics via AP)