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SMU's Smith Named To 2015 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:43 am
by PonyPride
From SMUMustangs.com:

Smith Named To 2015 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Senior one of 80 players recognized for community service efforts

July 20, 2015

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU senior defensive lineman Cameron Smith has been listed among the 80 players on the Wuerffel Trophy watch list.

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 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.

Voting for the Wuerffel Trophy is performed by a National Selection Committee that includes college football television and print media, industry notables, former head coaches and prior Wuerffel Trophy recipients.

Nominations for the Wuerffel Trophy are made by the respective universities’ Sports Information departments and will close on October 15. A current list of nominees can be found at www.wuerffeltrophy.org. Semifinalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 3 and finalists will be announced on Nov. 24. Formal announcement of the winner will be on Dec. 8 at the National Football Foundation’s press conference in New York City.

The presentation of the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy will occur at the 47th Annual All Sports Association Awards Banquet on February 12, 2016 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Smith has appeared in a total of 36 games for the Mustangs, including in all 13 as a freshman in 2011.