Utah Utes quarterback Cam Rising (7) comes off the sphere after the Utes beat the Oregon Geese within the Pac-12 championship recreation at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
On Thursday, three Utah ties had been added to the checklist of preseason award watch lists with the discharge of the Wuerffel Trophy and Paul Hornung Award watch lists.
The very best profile of those athletes is Utah senior tight finish Brant Kuithe, who was named to the watch checklist for the Hornung Award, given yearly to the nation’s most versatile participant. Kuithe is coming off a season-ending ACL harm early within the 2022 season and is a three-time all-Pac-12 choice.
Becoming a member of him on the Hornung watchlist is Utah State large receiver Terrell Vaughn, a senior contributes as a receiver, runner and returner for the Aggies.
BYU defensive finish Tyler Batty and Utah State lengthy snapper Jacob Garcia made the checklist for the Wuerffel Award, which is school soccer’s premier award for group service.
Batty and Garcia are juniors heading into the 2023 season.
On Wednesday, a pair of Utah ties had been named to the Ray Man Award watch checklist.
Utah State’s Stephen Kotsanlee and BYU’s Ryan Rehkow had been named to the checklist for the award yearly given to the nation’s prime school soccer punter.
Kotsanlee averaged 43.4 yards per punt for the Aggies final season and had greater than a 3rd of his 67 punts (24) downed contained in the 20-yard line.
Rehkow made the Ray Man preseason watch checklist for the third straight yr. He averaged 46.2 yards per punt in the course of the 2022 season.
On Tuesday, 5 extra gamers who play for both Utah or BYU had been added to preseason watch lists.
Main the way in which had been three Utes who had been named to the watch checklist for the Outland Trophy, which is given to the nation’s finest inside lineman (may be both an offensive or defensive lineman).
Guard Keaton Payments, offensive deal with Sataoa Laumea and defensive deal with Junior Tafuna had been the trio named.
Additionally named to the checklist was BYU offensive deal with Kingsley Suamataia, who's extensively thought of to be a possible first-round decide in subsequent yr’s NFL draft.
Elsewhere, two Utes had been named to the watch checklist for the Nagurski Trophy, which is given to the nation’s finest defensive participant total.
Tafuna was additionally named to that checklist, as was security Cole Bishop.
School soccer’s annual official award watch checklist season returned Monday, and the state of Utah is well-represented.
Unveiled on Monday was the watch checklist for the Maxwell Award, and BYU switch quarterback Kedon Slovis, BYU switch working again Aidan Robbins and Utah quarterback Cam Rising had been among the many 85 names on the checklist.
The Maxwell Award is given to “the perfect participant in school soccer.”
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Slovis involves BYU after three seasons at USC and one at Pitt. In all, he has thrown for 9,973 yards with 68 touchdowns towards 33 interceptions.
Robbins, in the meantime, involves BYU after two seasons at Louisville and one at UNLV. He has rushed for 1,062 yards on 216 carries with 10 touchdowns.
As for Rising, he started his collegiate profession at Texas however didn't seem in a recreation earlier than transferring to Utah.
In three seasons at Utah, Rising has thrown for five,572 yards with 46 touchdowns towards 14 interceptions.
On Tuesday, the watch lists for the Outland Trophy and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy can be launched.
The Outland Trophy is given to the nation’s finest inside lineman, whereas the Nagurski Trophy is given to the perfect total defensive participant within the nation.