Hardin-Simmons University

Knox was a three-year starter for the Cowboys at center and he won the Rimington Trophy as the top center in the nation after the 2006 season. In that same year, he was named a first-team all-American by the National Football Coaches Association, D3football.com and Don Hansen Football Gazette. He was the 2006 American Southwest Conference lineman of the year and was first-team all-ASC. He was also a team captain. As a junior he was named first-team all-ASC and was a second-team all-American. He was a three-time academic all-ASC selection and received his master’s and bachelor’s degree from HSU.