COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Those around the Tennessee Tech football program always know what kind of player they have in freshman quarterback Bailey Fisher.Now writers and voters across the country will be looking over his numbers and making a decision on the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award as Fisher was named one of 20 finalists for the award on Monday.The Jerry Rice Award, named after the legendary Pro Football Hall of Famer and Mississippi Valley State wide receiver, honors the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision. Voting runs through Noon Eastern on Saturday, and is open to a national panel of 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries.

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