George County alum Ty Fryfogle named Big Ten Receiver of the Year

With Elijah Moore having opted out for the rest of his junior season to focus on the NFL draft, there’s no doubt who the biggest wide receiver threat in the Outback Bowl is and he doesn’t play for Ole Miss.

As a senior at Indiana, George County alum Ty Fryfogle had one of the greatest three-game runs in college football history, racking up 560 yards and six touchdowns on 25 receptions, becoming the first-ever Big Ten wideout to record back-to-back 200 yard receiving games.

Overall, the former Rebel had 34 catches for 687 ticks and seven scores en route to winning Big Ten Receiver of the Year and more than likely a future in the NFL. George County Head Coach James Ray said, “Oh my gosh, when I came here, I was awed in his ability. You know what I mean? He’s the best at 50-50 balls I’ve ever seen in my life, even in high school. All we would do was throw it up to him and he would go get it. I knew eventually he was going to have that success in college, and this year, obviously, a tremendous year for him and we’re so proud of him and what he’s done and the work that he did. To go to Indiana, we all kind of scratched our heads when he said Indiana at that time because that’s a long way from Lucedale and he stuck it out and he made his way and he’s going to make a career out of this and that’s an awesome thing for him.”

Yesterday, Fryfogle was named All-Big Ten First-Team by the Associated Press.