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TCU Football: Matiscik Named To Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List

The award is given annually to the nation’s top college football long snapper.
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TCU Football: Matiscik Named To Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List
TCU Football: Matiscik Named To Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List

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TCU long snapper Brent Matiscik was named to the watch list for the Patrick Mannelly Award, presented annually to the top long snapper in college football.

The Patrick Mannelly Award is one of the newest awards for college football. This year’s recipient will be the 5th long snapper given this honor. The award is named after Patrick Mannelly, who played college football at Duke before playing for the Chicago Bears for 16 years in the NFL.

"The spirit of the Long Snapper lives, not just on the football field, but out in the real world as well. The nurse who hands the right instrument to the surgeon is a Long Snapper. The legal professional who works late into the night doing the research that uncovers the precedent that wins the case is a Long Snapper. Anyone who toils in quiet dedication to the greater good is a Long Snapper. No matter what you do, when you do it with excellence in the face of great pressure, you are a Long Snapper."

"The Patrick Mannelly Award presented by Zebra Technologies is a vehicle through which football’s unsung workhorses can finally bask in the warm glow of appreciation. Now we celebrate the best Long Snappers in college football. And in doing so, we honor the Long Snapper in all of us.”

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Last year’s winner was Chris Stoll, Penn State. Former TCU snapper Antonio Ortiz was a 2021 semifinalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award.

Other Big 12 players on the watch list include Austin Brinkman (West Virginia), Gavin Gately (Houston), Randen Plattner (Kansas State), and Austin Riggs (BYU).

Here is a complete list of those named to the watch list:

Matiscik will be in his second season as the Horned Frogs' starting snapper. The McKinney, Texas, native started all 15 games last year and was instrumental in place-kicker Griffin Kell earning First-Team All-Big 12 recognition with punter Jordy Sandy Honorable-Mention All-Big 12. Matiscik, whose brother Ross snaps for the Jacksonville Jaguars, is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 recipient.

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BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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