The Sports Inquirer

Release from the ACC:

The Atlantic Coast Conference had 15 football student-athletes named to the watch list—the most of any conference nationally– for the Wuerffel Trophy, College Football’s premier award for community service, the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., announced Wednesday.

Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the FBS player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.

The Atlantic Coast Conference led all conferences with 15 players appearing on the 2015 watch list. Following the ACC are the Big 12 with 10 players, the American Athletic and Sun Belt with nine each, the SEC and the PAC-12 with eight each, the Big 10 and Conference-USA with five each, and the MAC and Mountain West with four each.

Pitt was the only school in the nation to have three players named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List with 2014 ACC Player of the Year James Conner, quarterback Chad Voytik and offensive tackle Adam Bisnowaty all earning selection.

Player/School/Position/Class/Hometown

Justin Simmons/Boston College/CB/Sr./Stuart, Fla.

Kelby Brown/Duke/LB/Sr.-R/Mattahews, N.C.

Roberto Aguayo/Florida State/PK/Jr.-R/Mascotte, Fla.

KeShun Freeman/Georgia Tech/DE/So./LaGrange, Ga.

James Burgess/ Louisville/LB/Sr./Homestead, Fla.

Dallas Crawford/Miami/Safety/Sr.-R/Ft. Myers, Fla.

Shakeel  Rashad/North Carolina/LB/Sr./Jacksonville, Fla.

Tony Adams/NC State/Guard/So./Charlotte, N.C.

Adam Bisnowaty/Pitt/Tackle/Jr.-R/Pittsburgh, Pa.

Chad Voytik/Pitt/QB/Jr.-R/Cleveland, Tenn.

James Conner/Pitt/ RB/Jr./Erie, Pa.

Riley Dixon/Syracuse/Punter/Sr./Blossvale, N.Y.

Demetrious Nicholson/Virginia/CB/Sr.-R/Virginia Beach, Va.

Luther Maddy/Virginia Tech/DT/Sr.-R/Delray Beach, Fla.

Ryan Janvion/Wake Forest/SS/Jr.-R/Pembroke Pines, Fla.