JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Valley State receiver Booker Chambers was named as one of the finalists for the C Spire Conerly Trophy, given annually to the best college football player at a Mississippi program.
 
For the sixth time in the award's 23-year history, fan voting will count for 10 percent of the award and a panel of statewide sports media will make up the remaining 90 percent.  Fan voting will begin today (Nov. 19) at 5 p.m. CT and conclude on Sunday, Nov. 25 at noon CT.  Fans can vote online for their favorite player up to three times a day at www.cspire.com/conerly .
 
"Football fans across Mississippi are very passionate about their schools and the star players in their respective programs.  We are excited about giving fans the ability once again to help influence who wins the C Spire Conerly Trophy," said Jim Richmond, vice president of Marketing for C Spire.
 
Through his first nine games, Chambers averaged 8.6 yards per carry and ran for three touchdowns and 265 yards He also caught 41 passes for 554 yards and four touchdowns, and averaged 23 yards per punt return and 25.3 yards on kickoff, with two punt returns for touchdowns.
 
Now in its 23rd year, the C Spire Conerly Trophy is named after the late Charlie Conerly – the only football inductee in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame who was an All-American at a Mississippi university (University of Mississippi), an NFL rookie of the year and NFL All-Pro member and quarterbacked a team to a world championship.  C Spire has sponsored the outstanding player awards program for all major college sports in Mississippi since 1998.

Information from C Spire and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame was used in this story.