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Nebraska’s Gregory named to Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list

Posted on July 10, 2014July 10, 2014

The preseason honors continue to roll in for Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory. The junior standout was named to the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Thursday.

The 6-6, 240-pound Gregory is among the nation’s top returning defenders. Gregory led the Big Ten with 10.5 sacks last season, including nine in conference games. He also led the Huskers with 19 tackles for loss and was third on the team with 66 total tackles.

Gregory earned first-team All-Big Ten honors for his efforts in 2013, and is considered a strong candidate for first-team All-America honors this fall. In addition to being named to the Nagurski Watch List on Thursday, Gregory was earlier named to the watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik Award and Lott Trophy.

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is presented by the Football Writers Association of America and is given to the nation’s top defensive player. Five finalists for the award will be named on Nov. 20, and the winner will be announced at a banquet in Charlotte on Dec. 8. Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh won the award in 2009.

Gregory is one of 10 Big Ten defenders on the watch list, including fellow defensive ends Joey Bosa (Ohio State), Shilique Calhoun (Michigan State) and Frank Clark (Michigan).

— NU Sports Information —

Missouri, Purdue agree to two-game football series

Posted on July 9, 2014

The University of Missouri and Purdue University have agreed to a two-game home-and-home series in football, as announced today by both schools.

The series will begin in Columbia in 2017, when the Boilermakers visit Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field on September 16th. It will mark Purdue’s first visit to Columbia since the 1956 season, when Purdue claimed a 16-7 road victory in what would be Coach Don Faurot’s last season on the Tiger sideline.

The very next year will see Mizzou return the game at West Lafayette, Ind. on September 15, 2018. It will be Mizzou’s first trip there since the 1954 season, when Purdue claimed a 31-0 win over the Tigers.

The two schools have played eight times previously, with Purdue holding a 6-2 series lead. The last time they played was back in 1980, when Purdue took a 28-25 in the Liberty Bowl played in Memphis, Tenn.

“We’re pleased to add a quality opponent such as Purdue to our schedule,” said Executive Associate Athletic Director Bryan Maggard, who handles oversight of football scheduling. “We feel like this is an attractive game for many reasons, and that it provides a name opponent within traveling distance that will allow our fans the chance to see a new location and follow the Tigers on the road,” he said.

— MU Sports Information —

Griffon men’s basketball adds two more summer camps

Posted on July 9, 2014

Missouri Western men’s basketball coach Brett Weiberg has announced that the Griffons will be hosting two camps between August 4-7.

The Future Griffon Camp will be for K-2nd grade boys and will run from 10 am – 12 pm each day. The Junior Elite Camp will be for 6th-8th grade boys and will run from 2-4 pm. Both will be held in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

The Future Griffon Camp is a fundamental camp that is designed to build a foundation of strong fundamentals for young players while having fun and meeting new Griffon Basketball players. Skill development will focus on shooting, passing, ball-handling and defense. The goal is to provide players with an understanding of fundamentals and drills to enhance them. The cost is $60 per athlete with a sibling discount of $10. Also if you are an MWSU employee it is $10 off.

The Junior Elite Camp is designed to challenge and enhance junior high boy’s basketball players while focusing on fundamental skills in a collegiate atmosphere. Junior Elite Camp will place campers in a collegiate practice environment. The camp is for campers to fell as if they are playing and competing at the collegiate level. Cost of this camp is $75 per athlete.

For more information on the camps please contact Coach Weiberg at bweiberg@missouriwestern.edu.

— MWSU Sports Information —

K-State’s Cantele named to Lou Groza Award watch list

Posted on July 9, 2014

Kansas State junior place kicker Jack Cantele was one of 30 players nationally and one of four from the Big 12 to be named to the Lou Groza Award watch list, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Wednesday.

Cantele’s honor marks the eighth time a Wildcat place kicker has been mentioned for the award and the first since his older brother, Anthony, was a semifinalist in 2012. Martin Gramatica won the award in 1997 and was a runner-up in 1998. Jamie Rheem was a two-time runner-up in 1999 and 2000, while his younger brother, Joe, was a semifinalist in 2004. Brooks Rossman was also a candidate in 2007.

A former walk-on, Cantele was true on 11-of-13 field goals in 2013, including a 4-for-6 mark on attempts from at least 40 yards, while he was 40-of-41 on extra-point attempts. His 73 points last season ranked second in school history among sophomores, while his field goal percentage of 84.6-percent ranked fifth overall.

Cantele, a product of Wichita, Kansas, connected on all four field goal attempts against TCU, including the game-winner with three seconds remaining in a 33-31 victory. It was K-State’s first game-winning field goal with under a minute left in regulation since 1980 as he went on to earn Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades.

Twenty semifinalists for the 2014 Lou Groza Award will be announced on Thursday, November 6, while three finalists will be chosen on Monday, November 24. The winner of the award will be announced Thursday, December 11, during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN.

Kansas State opens the 2014 campaign against Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, August 30, a contest that serves as the sixth annual K-State Family Reunion. The game, which kicks off at 6:10 p.m.

— KSU Sports Information —

MU’s Boehm, KSU’s Finney, NU’s Pelini named to Rimington Award watch list

Posted on July 8, 2014

Missouri junior center Evan Boehm (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) was named to the 2014 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List, the award’s committee announced Tuesday. Mizzou Football’s leader in the middle of the offensive line is one of 66 centers from across the country named to the list. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in college football.

Boehm started all 14 games at center last season, anchoring Mizzou’s 12-2 campaign that garnered a Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title and Cotton Bowl Classic championship. Mizzou’s rushing offense (237.9 yards per game) ranked second in the SEC and 16th nationally.

Boehm has been a mainstay on the Tigers’ offensive line since he arrived in Columbia as a freshman in 2012, a season in which he started all 12 games at left guard and earned First Team Freshman All-America recognition from College Football News. He made the move to center during spring drills in 2013.

The fifteen-year old Rimington award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $100 million for CF Research.

Dave Rimington, the award’s namesake, was a consensus First Team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy’s only double winner as the nation’s finest college interior lineman.

Mizzou Football fans are reminded that remaining 2014 season tickets will go on sale to the public beginning Thursday, July 10 at 6 p.m. CT, with online-only sales that evening at mutigers.com/buytickets. The next morning, Friday, July 11, beginning at 8 a.m., fans may also purchase season tickets by phone (1-800-CAT-PAWS or 884-PAWS in mid-Missouri), in person at the Mizzou Arena ticket office, or online. More ticket information can found here.

The Tigers kick off the 2014 season at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field vs. South Dakota State at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30.

— MU Sports Information —

Kansas State senior offensive lineman B.J. Finney was one of 66 players nationally to be named to the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, the award’s committee announced Tuesday.

Finney is a candidate for the award, presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding center, for a third-straight season. Prior to Finney’s first candidacy in 2012, only Nick Leckey (2003 finalist), Jordan Bedore (2008) and Wade Weibert (2010) were up for the award.

K-State’s first offensive lineman to serve as a team captain three times, Finney is a three-time All-Big 12 performer who earned first-team honors in both 2012 and 2013. The Andale, Kansas, product has started all 39 career games, including the last 38 at center, as he has helped the Wildcats accumulate a 29-10 record over the last three seasons.

The Rimington Trophy has raised over $2.5 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The 15-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $100 million for CF Research. For more information on the Rimington Trophy and a list of its past recipients, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com.

The Wildcats begin the 2014 season on Saturday, August 30, with the sixth annual K-State Family Reunion against Stephen F. Austin at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

— KSU Sports Information —

Nebraska senior Mark Pelini is one of 66 centers who have been named to the official watch list for the 2014 Rimington Trophy announced Tuesday morning.

The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the nation’s top center. The award is named in honor of Dave Rimington who twice won the Outland Trophy and captured the Lombardi Award during his All-America career at Nebraska.

Pelini has been a valuable member of the Husker offensive line each of the past two seasons. A year ago, he saw extensive time at center and his role increased in the second half of the year when injuries hit the offensive front.

The 6-0, 290-pound Pelini helped Nebraska feature one of the nation’s top running attacks in 2013. Behind the play of the offensive line, I-back Ameer Abdullah racked up 1,690 rushing yards, the most by a Nebraska player since 1997.

Pelini will also be counted on for leadership on the offensive line in 2014. The Huskers graduated five seniors from its 2013 offensive line, leaving Pelini as one of the most experienced members of the position group.

— NU Sports Information —

Kansas’ Mundine named to Mackey Award preseason watch list

Posted on July 8, 2014

The John Mackey Award Selection Committee announced Tuesday that Kansas senior tight end Jimmay Mundine was named to the 2014 John Mackey Award preseason watch list.

Awarded to the nation’s most outstanding collegiate tight end since 2000, the Mackey Award is named in honor of collegiate and professional all-time great John Mackey. Mackey, a product of Syracuse University, played 10 years of professional football as a tight end. Spending nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts and one year with the San Diego Chargers, Mackey found success on and off the field as he was a Super Bowl champion and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame, as well as the first president of the National Football League Players Association.

A native of Denison, Texas, Mundine was one of three tight ends hailing from the Big 12 Conference, and one of the 38 total nominees, selected for the committee’s preliminary watch list. Mundine returns as KU’s active leader in touchdown catches, while ranking second in receptions (41) and receiving yards (498).

After a breakout year in 2013, Mundine completed the season in third place among Big 12 tight ends in receptions and yards resulting in All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors as voted by league coaches. Out of the nine total touchdowns thrown by Kansas quarterbacks a season ago, Mundine caught a team-high five passes in the end zone, including a streak of four-straight games with a touchdown reception.

Semifinalists for the award will be revealed on Nov. 17 while on Nov. 24 the list will be trimmed down to three finalists. The winner of the 2014 Mackey Award will be announced on Dec. 11 as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show.

Mundine and Kansas are set to begin the 2014 season on Sept. 6, as they play host to Southeast Missouri State. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., from Memorial Stadium.

— KU Sports Information —

Two Northwest football players named Team USA captains

Posted on July 7, 2014

The U.S. Under-19 National Football Team began play Monday against Mexico in the International Federation of American Football Under-19 World Championships in Kuwait City.

Representing Northwest Missouri State are redshirt freshmen Jordan Harold (St. Louis, Mo.), Nicholas Turner (St. Louis, Mo.) and Myles McIntyre (St. Louis, Mo.). At the conclusion of training camp, Harold and McIntyre were named team captains.

“It’s an honor to be selected as a captain,” McIntosh said in a release. “I was a three-year captain for my high school, so I am familiar with the responsibility that comes with it. It is a motivator for me to be honored my teammates this way.”

“The team is bigger than any one individual,” said Harold in the release. “It’s an honor for sure, but I’m just one part of the team. I just want to keep playing hard and do the right things and help the team be successful.”

Team USA also features former Bearcat Jay Eilers, who will serve as the offensive line coach for Team USA. Eilers, who holds the same full time position with Angelo State, was a four-year letterwinner at Northwest and a member of the 1998 National Championship team.

U.S. players and coaches will departs for Kuwait on July 2. The United States’ pool play schedule is:

Monday, July 7 – 1 p.m. (ET) vs. Mexico
Thursday, July 10 – 4 p.m. (ET) vs. Germany
Sunday, July 13 – 4 p.m. (ET) vs. Japan

Games begin at 8 and 11 p.m. local time. The gold medal game is 4 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, July 16, between pool winners.

A national team exemption granted by the NCAA allows current college players to take part and for high school seniors to play for USA Football and not have their participation count among their two permitted all-star game appearances. The IFAF Under-19 World Championship is recognized as a national team competition.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Mizzou’s Golden, Murphy named to preseason watch lists

Posted on July 7, 2014

Mizzou Football was represented on two preseason watch lists for national awards on Monday, with senior DE Markus Golden (St. Louis, Mo.) and senior TB Marcus Murphy (DeSoto, Texas) being named to the 20th Annual Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List and the 2014 Paul Hornung Award Watch List, respectively.

Golden was arguably Mizzou’s most productive defensive end in 2013, playing in 40 percent of the team’s defensive snaps, but leading his position group in tackles with 55 stops. He recorded 13 tackles-for-loss and 6.5 sacks, as well as eight quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries. Golden also snagged a highlight reel interception in the 38-23 win vs. Toledo (Sept. 7), returning it 70 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.

The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of ’69 and the NFL Hall of Fame’s Class of ’67. The full watch list can be seen here.

Murphy was an All-SEC Second Team selection by league coaches last season after accumulating a team-best 1,425 all-purpose yards. He recorded 10 total touchdowns, with nine coming on the ground and one through the air. With 3,191 career all-purpose yards entering his final season wearing the Black & Gold, Murphy ranks eighth all-time in school history in that category.

The Hornung Award, now in its fifth season, is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission and football legend and Louisville native Paul Hornung, the Golden Boy. The full watch list can be found here.

The Tigers kick off the 2014 season at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field vs. South Dakota State at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30. The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1550 AM.

— MU Sports Information —

K-State’s Lockett, Waters, Mueller named to preseason watch lists

Posted on July 7, 2014

Kansas State senior captains Tyler Lockett, Jake Waters and Ryan Mueller were each named to preseason watch lists for awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club, the organization announced Monday. Lockett and Waters are candidates for the Maxwell Award, presented to America’s College Player of the Year, while Mueller is up for the Bednarik Award as the College Defensive Player of the Year.

Each watch list is comprised of 76 players, while nine Big 12 players are up for the Maxwell Award and 14 Big 12 defenders are candidates for the Bednarik Award.

All three Wildcats are in the running for their respective awards for the first time, while K-State has multiple candidates for the Maxwell Award for the first time in school history. The Wildcats have had four candidates for each award over the last three seasons as Collin Klein (2012) and John Hubert (2013) were up for the Maxwell Award, and Arthur Brown (2012), Nigel Malone (2012) and Ty Zimmerman (2013) were candidates for the Bednarik Award.

A Second Team All-American at wide receiver in 2013, Lockett led the Big 12 last season with 105.2 receiving yards per game to go along with 11 touchdowns. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, product broke the school’s single-game record with 237 receiving yards at Texas and reset that mark with 278 against Oklahoma. Included in his game against the Sooners were 162 kickoff-return yards as he broke the school record and posted the fifth-most all-purpose yards in FBS history with 440.

Waters, who was a community-college transfer prior to the 2013 campaign, threw for 2,469 yards and 18 touchdowns on 159-of-260 aim during his first season in Manhattan. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Waters led the Wildcats to a 6-1 record over the final seven games as he averaged 204.7 passing yards per game with 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions. He finished the season in the top-15 nationally in yards per completion (fourth; 15.53) and passing efficiency (14th; 156.8).

A former walk-on from Leawood, Kansas, Mueller is coming off a stellar junior campaign in which he tied the school record with 11.5 sacks to go along with 18.5 tackles for loss. A Second Team All-American, Mueller picked up Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year honors from the league’s coaches after ranking second in the league in both sacks and tackles for loss.

Semifinalists will be announced November 3, while the three finalists for each award will be unveiled November 24. The winners of the 2014 Maxwell and Bednarik awards will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held December 11, on ESPN.

K-State opens the 2014 season on Saturday, August 30, with the sixth annual K-State Family Reunion against Stephen F. Austin at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The contest, which kicks off at 6:10 p.m.

— KSU Sports Information —

KU’s Heeney named to Bednarik Award watch list

Posted on July 7, 2014

The Maxwell Football Club announced Monday that Kansas senior linebacker Ben Heeney was named to the 2014 Chuck Bednarik Award preliminary watch list.

Bestowed to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995, the Bednarik Award is named after Chuck Bednarik, a former defensive standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles whose name graces both the College Football and the NFL Hall of Fames.

Heeney, a senior from Hutchinson, Kan., missed a pair of games in the middle of the 2013 conference slate, but still finished with a team-best 88 total stops, including 11.5 tackles for loss and the first three interceptions of his career. Heeney, selected as an All-Big 12 Second Team selection by the Associated Press and the conference coaches last season, was fourth in the conference with 8.7 tackles per game and ranked fifth in tackles-for-loss per game with 1.15. He reached double figures in tackles in six of his 10 games played, including four Big 12 contests.

In 2012, Heeney burst on to the scene with 112 tackles in his first season as a starter for the Jayhawks. His 112 tackles included 66 solo stops. He led KU with 12.0 tackles-for-loss and added one sack. He also was credited with two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble.

The watch list includes 76 members hand-picked by the Maxwell Football Club’s selection committee, which analyzes both past performance and future potential. Semifinalists for the award will be announced Nov. 3, while the three finalists will be unveiled Nov. 24. The winners for the 2014 Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 11.

Heeney and the rest of the Jayhawks begin the 2014 slate Sept. 6, as they play host to Southeast Missouri State. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., inside Memorial Statdium.

— KU Sports Information —