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Georgia Tech’s Gostis Picks Up Fourth Preseason Honor

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech senior defensive tackle Adam Gotsis collected his fourth preseason honor Tuesday as he was named to the 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, released by the Rotary Lombardi Award Committee. Earlier this month, Gotsis was also named to the preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy,…
Georgia¹s Nick Chubb Included On Doak Walker Award Watch List

Release from Georgia Athletics: Georgia sophomore tailback Nick Chubb has been named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which is given to the nation’s outstanding running back. Chubb, a 5-10, 220-pound native of Cedartown, Ga., garnered Freshman All-America honors and was named the consensus Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2014. …
Dream’s Angel McCoughtry and Shoni Schimmel Named All-Star Starters

Release from the Atlanta Dream: Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry and guard Shoni Schimmel have been voted in as starters to represent the Eastern Conference in Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star 2015, the league office announced Tuesday. Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star 2015 will be played on Saturday, July 25 beginning at 3:30 p.m., ET. The game will…
Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson on Dodd Trophy Watch List

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech head football coach Paul Johnson is one of 23 coaches on the preseason watch list for the 2015 Dodd Trophy, announced Friday by the Bobby Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Johnson is one of three ACC coaches of the list, joining Clemson’s Dabo Swinney…
ACC Has 15 Selected to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

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…
Georgia Tech’s Freeman Up for 2015 Wuerffel Trophy

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech sophomore defensive end KeShun Freeman is among 80 players named to the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List announced Wednesday. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented annually by the All Sports Association in Fort Walton Beach Florida. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy…