Football: McAfee Finalist for Guy Award
November 24, 2008 03:09 PM | General
November 24, 2008
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| Pat McAfee |
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Finalists for The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards -- live on ESPN, Thursday, Dec. 11, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. ET – have been announced. Quarterbacks Sam Bradford of Oklahoma, Graham Harrell of Texas Tech, Colt McCoy of Texas and Tim Tebow of Florida highlight the list of contending outstanding student-athletes. The show, hosted by ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit, will originate from the Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney’s Boardwalk at the Walt Disney World Resort.
West Virginia's Pat McAfee is one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award presented to the nation's most outstanding punter. McAfee currently possesses a 44.5 yards per punt average and has down 21 punts inside the opponents' 20 yard line. McAfee has had 17 punts of 50 yards or longer so far this year.
The other two finalists are Matt Fodge of Oklahoma State and Utah's Louie Sakoda.
The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Red Carpet Show, hosted by ESPNU’s Lowell Galindo and Tom Luginbill with Mike Gleason and Melissa Knowles reporting, will air on ESPNU from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and following the show at 9:30 p.m.
The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards features the live presentation of nine awards, along with the recipients of Disney’s Spirit Award; The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, the NCFAA (National College Football Awards Association) Contributions to College Football Award; and student-athletes selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team.
New this year is a Web site dedicated to the show: www.espncollegefootballawards.com. The site features the latest college football awards news, including show details, previous winners, fan voting, a photo gallery and video highlights.
The NCFAA Contributions to College Football Award will be presented to Florida State University coach Bobby Bowden, who is in his 33rd season with the Seminoles. Bowden, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006, has 381 career victories, making him the second all-time winningest Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I) coach.
