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: Ty Darlington, TyDarlington.wordpress.com This wasn’t the plan. It wasn’t even Plan B…Or Plan C…Or D… Or E. It wasn’t a possible outcome… At least not in my mind. But God had other plans. And in typical God-fashion, His Plan ended up being far better for me than any path I could have plotted for myself. So where do …
Photos and video from the announcement in New York, NY that Trevor Knight of Texas A&M University has been named 2016 Wuerffel Trophy recipient.
By Seth Stringer | 315-4421 | @SethSnwfdn | sstringer@nwfdailynews.com Philanthropy, not football, shaped Trevor Knight’s college career. Sure, throwing for four touchdowns and 348 yards and securing MVP honors in Oklahoma’s 45-31 Sugar Bowl win over Alabama was memorable. Sure, beating rival Texas in 2014 in the Red River Rivalry was memorable. Sure, when …
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By: Sooner Sports.com NEW YORK — Ty Darlington became the second Oklahoma center in the last three years to win the Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service.” Darlington was on hand for the announcement at a National Football Foundation press conference at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Darlington, who is also …
Photos and video from Ty Darlington of University of Oklahoma being named 2015 Wuerffel Trophy recipient.
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 …
Congratulations to Gabe Ikard, offensive lineman for the University of Oklahoma Sooners, the 2014 and ninth recipient of The Wuerffel Trophy. The Wuerffel Trophy recognizes the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement. Gabe Ikard was a highly recruited high school player in Oklahoma City …