Jon Wassink is a busy man these days. Between flying to New York City for the Campbell Trophy reveal, planning a Jan. 10th wedding and prepping for Western Michigan’s bowl game on Dec. 30 against Western Kentucky, there hasn’t been much time to take a moment and reflect on the chaos. And that was before …
Wuerffel Trophy recipients Tim Hiller and Jon Wassink honored at Puck Drop Kalamazoo, MI – With two Wuerffel Trophy recipients and one William V. Campbell Trophy winner in their “stable” of Bronco football players in the last ten years, one might say that Western Michigan University may have the corner on top-notch student athletes. These …
NEW YORK (Dec. 10, 2019) — Danny Wuerffel announced at the National Football Foundation’s Annual Festivities at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel that Jon Wassink, quarterback from Western Michigan University, is the recipient of the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy. The Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the Football Bowl Subdivision football player who best exhibits exemplary …
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2010 Wuerffel Trophy recipient Sam Acho has a new home as it was announced he signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills. Acho played the last four seasons for the Chicago Bears appearing in 51 games with 25 starts. He is coming off a torn pectoral muscle injury suffered last October that landed …
It all started growing up as a young boy in Decatur, Alabama. He set his eyes on the prize as a 10th grader in high school and never lost focus. Even after two ACL tears while playing at Ole Miss. He was awarded the 2014 Wuerffel Trophy and by that time, he’d already earned two …
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The two-time letter winner won the 2017 Wuerffel Trophy and was named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team BY: UKAthletics.com University of Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops has announced the hiring of former linebacker Courtney Love as the new director of player development. He will be responsible for preparing student-athletes for personal, academic …
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BY: OleMissSports.com, Phil Mayer NFF Correspondent Who would think that a life-changing event would come from a Facebook message? For former Ole Miss linebacker Deterrian (D.T.) Shackelford, this is exactly what happened when Silicon Valley executive Mark Flynn direct messaged him, inviting him to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Campbell Trophy Summit, sponsored by Intuit. “He just reached …
By Jennifer Smith – jsmith3@herald-leader.com Lining the walls of the weight room and the sidelines of the indoor training center taking in Friday’s Kentucky Pro Day festivities were more than a handful of players hoping to be participating in it a year from now. Watching their 15 former teammates go through skills and drills for …
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Courtney Love of the University of Kentucky officially joined the family of Wuerffel Trophy recipients as he accepted the 2017 Wuerffel Trophy from Danny Wuerffel at the 49th Annual All Sports Association Awards Banquet on February 16, 2018. Joining Courtney in attendance were his family and guests from the University of Kentucky Athletics Department.
By Michael Wetzel – DecaturDaily.com Some people have hired laborers to cut trees that damaged their homes in Tuesday night’s storm. Some recruited the help of friends. And some are simply volunteering to help. About 10 a.m. Thursday, George Brown of Decatur said he was lending a hand to a homeowner who was at work …