Mark Cohen to Receive Walter Camp Sports Communicator Award

Former TCU associate athletic director Mark Cohen will be honored with the Walter Camp Sports Communicator Award.

The Walter Camp Sports Communicator award is named in memory of Bill Keish, who was a longtime Foundation member and chairman of the public relations committee. The award originated as the Foundation’s “Media Appreciation” award. It was awarded to local sports media professionals in recognition of their contributions on behalf of the WCFF. It has recently been expanded to a broader scope, recognizing contributions to sports communications.

Cohen joins former sports communicators Steve Roe (Iowa) and Tim Tessalone (USC) as recipients of the award.

During his time at TCU, Cohen promoted seven football student-athletes that earned Walter Camp All-America honors, including two-time recipient Jerry Hughes (2008 and 2009), and were also recognized with 10 national awards.

In 2022, he oversaw Max Duggan being selected as the recipient of the Davey O’Brien Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award while finishing as the Heisman Trophy runner-up and finalist for the Walter Camp Player of Year award.

That season, the Football Writers Association of America named TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes as its Super 11 Coach of the Year while also recognizing TCU Football Communications with a Super 11 Award for its excellence in all aspects of media relations.  The voting for both awards was done by the FWAA’s national membership of journalists, broadcasters, publicists, photographers and key executives in all areas of college football.

Cohen received the Scoop Hudgins Outstanding SID Award in 2009 from the All-American Football Foundation.

He was selected to be part of CoSIDA’s first-ever Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Program in 2022 and was the recipient of a CoSIDA 25-Year Service Award in 2014.  In 2024, Cohen served as a participant in “What’s the Score: A Panel Discussion on the Exciting World of Sports Communication” which was held by the Fort Worth Sports Commission

Before he worked at TCU, Cohen was the SID at Wofford, and his football media guide covers received “Best in the Nation” honors three times.  Cohen has received a total of 11 “Citations for Excellence in Publications” from the national organization.

Cohen and his wife Sarah have three sons, David, Adam and Steven.