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BYU senior quarterback Taysom Hill was on Wednesday named as a nominee for the Wuerffel Trophy, awarded to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
Also Wednesday, senior wide receiver Mitch Mathews was placed on the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the most outstanding receiver in college football.
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Having served a two-year LDS mission to Australia before beginning his BYU career, Hill is also a nominee for the Maxwell Award, honoring the college player of the year.
Mathews enters his 2015 season with 98 career catches for 1,346 yards and 13 touchdowns. He led the Cougars in catches, yards and receiving TDs in 2014.
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BYU Football Players on 2015 College Football Award Watch Lists
Player | Position | Award | Recognition | No. of nominees | Semifinalists | Finalists | Winner | Sponsoring Organization |
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Taysom Hill | QB | Maxwell Award* | Player of the Year | 80 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 23 | Dec. 10 | Maxwell Football Club |
Taysom Hill | QB | Wuerffel Trophy* | Community Service/Athletic and Academic Achievement | 80 | Nov. 3 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 8 | All-Sports Assoc. of Fort Walton Beach |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Allstate AFCA Good Works Team | Community Service/Volunteerism | 197 | N/A | N/A | Sept. 2015 | Allstate/AFCA |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Bednarik Award* | Defensive Player of the Year | 80 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 23 | Dec. 10 | Maxwell Football Club |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Bronko Nagurski Trophy* | Most Outstanding Defensive Player | 88 | N/A | Nov. 19 | Dec. 7 | Charlotte Touchdown Club |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Lineman/Linebacker of the Year | 144 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 9 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Tejan Koroma | C | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Lineman/Linebacker of the Year | 144 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 9 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Tejan Koroma | C | Rimington Trophy* | Nation's Premier Center | 63 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 10 | Boomer Esiason Foundation |
Mitch Mathews | WR | Biletnkioff Award* | Most Outstanding Receiver | 48 | Nov. 16 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation |
Ryker Mathews | OL | Outland Trophy* | Most Outstanding Interior Lineman | 81 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | Football Writers Association of America |
Manoa Pikula | LB | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Lineman/Linebacker of the Year | 144 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 9 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Travis Tuiloma | DL | Bronko Nagurski Trophy* | Most Outstanding Defensive Player | 88 | N/A | Nov. 19 | Dec. 7 | Charlotte Touchdown Club |
Travis Tuiloma | DL | Outland Trophy* | Most Outstanding Interior Lineman | 81 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | Football Writers Association of America |
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Between July 7 and July 17, the National College Football Awards Association is releasing watch lists for 16 of 22 awards the organization sponsors on an annual basis.
Remaining watch list releases are scheduled as follows:
Thu., July 16: Davey O'Brien Award/Doak Walker Award
Fri., July 17: Walter Camp Award