Three Spartans Get National Attention as 2015 ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCH LIST ANNOUNCED

Houston, Texas – (July 14, 2015) – The Rotary Lombardi Award Committee has released the Watch List for the 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award.

Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage. The candidates earned a place on the preliminary Watch List by earning All-American honors, being named to their respective all-conference teams or receiving 2015 pre-season honors.

The Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List will be updated prior to the start of the 2015 season in order to identify other players who have received significant pre-season honors.

While the Watch List highlights those players who have already received national recognition, any Division 1 player who meets the requirements is eligible for consideration from the Rotary Lombardi Selection Committee. This committee is comprised of more than 500 members, including all past winners and finalists, all Division 1 head coaches and a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

The Rotary Lombardi Watch List containing 145 delegates, intended as a reference tool for the Selection Committee, will be periodically updated and revised through the conclusion of the voting to determine the 12 semi-finalists for 2015.

The 2015 Watch List includes Scooby Wright III, the 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award winner. Also listed is Joey Bosa, 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Finalist, and Semi- Finalists Shilique Calhoun and Robert Nkemdiche. The 2015 Watch List also includes Toby Weathersby, the winner of the inaugural Greater Houston High School Award and Kingsley Keke, a 2014 Finalist for the High School Award.

The 46th Rotary Lombardi Award will be held on December 9, 2015 at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas. Proceeds from the Rotary Lombardi Awards stay in the Houston community and benefit the American Cancer Society, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centers / Children’s Cancer Hospital, and Texas Children’s Cancer Center. For more information on the schedule of events, please visit www.rotarylombardiaward.org.

The Rotary Lombardi Award

The Rotary Lombardi Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 21 awards boast 700 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org

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First Name Last Name Position Class School

Jatavis Brown LB SR Akron

Reggie Ragland LB SR Alabama

Ryan Kelly C SR Alabama

A'Shawn Robinson DT JR Alabama

Ronald Blair De SR Appalachian State

Scooby Wright III LB JR Arizona

Chris Stone DE SR Arkansas State

Matt Hugenberg OL SR Army

Jeremy Timpf LB JR Army

Avery Young OT JR Auburn

Cassanova McKinzy LB SR Auburn

Andrew Billings DT JR Baylor

Spencer Drango OT SR Baylor

Shawn Oakman DE SR Baylor

Kyle Fuller C JR Baylor

Kamalei Correa DE JR Boise State

Marcus Henry OG SR Boise State

Rees Odhiambo OT SR Boise State

Tanner Vallejo LB JR Boise State

Alex Huettel C SR Bowling Green

Tejan Koroma OL SO BYU

Bronson Kaufusi DE SR BYU

Manoa Pikula LB SR BYU

Joe Ostman DE JR Central Michigan

Ramadan Ahmeti OL SR Central Michigan

Blake Serpa DL SR Central Michigan

Parker Ehinger OG SR Cincinnati

Silverberry Mouhon DE SR Cincinnati

Graham Stewart LB SR Connecticut

Matt Skura C SR Duke

Zeek Bigger LB SR East Carolina

J.T. Boyd OG JR East Carolina

Ike Harris OT SR East Carolina

Montese Overton LB SR East Carolina

Pat O'Connor DE SR Eastern Michigan

Great Ibe LB SR Eastern Michigan

Antonio Morrison LB SR Florida

Trevon Coley DT SR Florida Atlantic

Michael Wakefield DE SR Florida International

Denzell Perine DE SR Florida International

Reggie Northrup LB SR Florida State

Terrence Smith LB SR Florida State

Greg Pyke OG JR Georgia

Jordan Jenkins LB SR Georgia

Leonard Floyd LB JR Georgia

Joseph Peterson LB SR Georgia State

Adam Gotsis DT SR Georgia Tech

Ben Clarke OL SR Hawaii

Marc Millan LB SR Idaho

Mason Monheim LB SR Illinois

Dan Feeney OG JR Indiana

Mykheal Quave OT SR Louisiana –Lafayette

Dominique Tovell LB SR Louisiana -- Lafayette

Gerrand Johnson DT Grad Louisiana -- Monroe

Hunter Kissenger LB Grad Louisiana - Monroe

Vernon Butler DT SR Louisiana Tech

Sheldon Rankins DE JR Louisville

James Burgess LB SR Louisville

Vadal Alexander OG SR LSU

Toby Weathersby OT FR LSU

Clint Van Horn OT SR Marshall

DJ Hunter LB SR Marshall

Jovan Santos-Knox LB JR Massachusetts

Jack Allen C SR Michigan State

Shilique Calhoun DE SR Michigan State

Jack Conklin OT JR Michigan State