Football

ACC Well Represented on Weurffel Trophy Watch List

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - Ten student-athletes from the Atlantic Coast Conference have been named to the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy watch list announced Thursday.

The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world.

ACC Players on Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List:
Darien Rencher  Clemson
Rakavius Chambers  Duke
Jaiden Lars-Woodbey  Florida State
Jack DeFoor  Georgia Tech
Zach McCloud  Miami
Trenton Gill  NC State
Patrick Jones II  Pitt
Dillon Reinkensmeyer  Virginia
Terrell Jana  Virginia
Sage Surratt  Wake Forest

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 beginning on August 1. Semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 3 and finalists will be announced on November 23.
 
The formal announcement of the 2020 recipient will be made at the National Football Foundation’s festivities in New York City on December 8. The presentation of the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy will occur at the 52nd All Sports Association Awards Banquet on February 19, 2021 in Fort Walton Beach.