USC linebacker and redshirt senior Mason Cobb has been named to the nominee for the 2024 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award.

The award is given annually to the most outstanding college football player of Polynesian descent who demonstrates exceptional skill and integrity.

Cobb, a veteran linebacker, will return for his final season as a redshirt senior in 2024. In his four-year career (three years at Oklahoma State, one at USC), he has 191 tackles, including 23 for loss (with 3 sacks), 2 PBUs, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 1 INT, and has appeared in 42 games with 22 starts.

In 2023, he recorded a team-leading 85 tackles, including 7 for a loss of 19 yards, 1 fumble recovery and 2 PBU while appearing in 11 games with 9 starts. He was named to the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Second Team.

The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee includes former NFL player and inaugural inductee Jack “The Throwin’ Samoan” Thompson (Chairman), coaches Ron McBride and Dick Vermeil, former NFL player and inaugural inductee Olin Kreutz, inaugural inductee and former NFLPA President Kevin Mawae, former NFL player and 2015 inductee Ray Schoenke, sportscaster Neil Everett and NFL Network chief national reporter Steve Wyche.

The five finalists for the 2024 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year award will be announced on December 3. The winner will be announced on December 17.

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