@footballuga John Theus Named To Lombardi Award Watch List @ugaathletics

Release from Georgia Athletics:

Georgia senior left tackle John Theus has been named to the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List for being considered a candidate for the nation’s top lineman.

Theus is one of four players from the Southeastern Conference on the 34-man list.

Theus, a 6-6, 303-pound native of Jacksonville, Fla., has started the last 20 consecutive games on the Bulldog offensive line and 35 total in his career.  Theus helped pave the way for Georgia to average a league-leading 257.8 yards a game in 2014 and score an SEC-best 38 touchdowns en route to No. 9 final ranking.  In fact, the Bulldogs have scored the top three total touchdown tallies in school history, including a record-setting 72 scores in 2014, with Theus starting on the line.

Former Georgia defensive end David Pollack won the 2004 Rotary Lombardi Award.

The Bulldogs start their 2015 season versus the University of Louisiana at Monroe in Sanford Stadium at 12 p.m. on Sept. 5.