Final Three Players Remain in the Running for College Football’s Top Community Service Award FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – December 22, 2020 – The Wuerffel Trophy announced today its three finalists for the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented annually to the Football …
He became the first recipient of the Campbell Trophy Presented by Mazda to also be inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame. Featured on FootballFoundation.org : Click here to read the original article Danny Wuerffel owns one of the most impressive résumés in all of college football history, leading the University of Florida …
By: Tom Layberger, Forbes.com During group sessions at his church outside Charlotte, a subject Tyriq Harris has talked about is his purpose in life. Anybody who has come in touch with Harris during his collegiate career at UNC Charlotte has likely concluded that not only does he live each and every day with purpose and …
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“It Takes a Village” “Community service was always something that I did growing up. My dad always made that a first and foremost type of thing for me and my family. It was always about the community, helping each other out. They say, ‘It takes a village.’ I think it certainly does.” Courtney and some …
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114 players get consideration for award honoring college football’s top community servant FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – July 23, 2020 – The Wuerffel Trophy announced its Watch List today of 114 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The number is a record for the award since it first began releasing a watch list …
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.– July 21, 2020 – The Wuerffel Trophy announced today that college football legend Archie Griffin has joined its prestigious team of national voters. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the …
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Sam Acho is on mission to make a difference. The former Bears linebacker raised $500,000 to buy Belmonte Cut Rate Liquors on the West Side with the help of Chicago athletes like Mitch Trubisky, Jonathan Toews, Lucas Giolito, Jason Heyward, Diamond DeShields and others. Acho and his group of supporters started to demolish the building …
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The National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) has announced the 2020 Watch List release dates for its members. The ten weekdays of announcements begins on Monday, July 13th and concludes on Friday, July 24th. The Wuerffel Trophy’s list will be announced at 1:00pm EDT on Thursday, July 23rd. The NCFAA encompasses the most prestigious awards …
Even in between his 2019 season as an outside linebacker with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his role in negotiating the new NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement as Vice President of the NFL Players Association (where he was re-elected in March 2020), and along with being a husband and father, 2010 Wuerffel Trophy recipient Sam Acho has …
With preseason dialogue primarily circulating around a team’s top draft pick or established stars, it can be easy to fly under the radar as a mid-round selection. Consequently, rookie linebacker Drue Tranquill, a fourth round selection out of the University of Notre Dame, entered training camp with the mentality of embracing whichever role the Chargers’ …
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