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Dobson named candidate for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award
9/10/2015 1:27:00 PM | Football
Award recognizes work on the field, in the classroom and in the community
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Thirty NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected today as candidates for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate football. Included in that group is Georgia Southern senior safety Matt Dobson. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
Here is Dobson's bio on the Senior CLASS page, highlighting his standout career in Statesboro.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Of the 30 candidates, 14 have grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher with five of those holding above a 3.5. Three are returning All-Americans, and 18 were all-conference.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the football bowl season in early January.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
The 30 candidates, in alphabetical order, are:
• Nick Beamish, Central Michigan
• Michael Bercovici, Arizona State
• Devontae Booker, Utah
• Jake Brendel, UCLA
• Jeremy Cash, Duke
• Ty Darlington, Oklahoma
• Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern
• Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky
• Spencer Drango, Baylor
• Kyle Friend, Temple
• Blake Frohnapfel, Massachusetts
• Johnathan Gray, Texas
• Joey Hunt, TCU
• Don Jackson, Nevada Shane
• Jonathan Jones, Auburn
• Jamie Keehn, Louisiana State
• Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
• Nick Kelly, Arizona State
• Cody Kessler, Southern California
• Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State
• Tyler Matakevich, Temple
• Justin Northern, Fresno State
• Joshua Perry, Ohio State
• Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
• Steven Scheu, Vanderbilt
• Reggie Ragland, Alabama
• Nate Sudfeld, Indiana
• Tyler Tate, Bowling Green
• Williams-Rhodes, Boise State
• Anthony Zettel, Penn State
Here is Dobson's bio on the Senior CLASS page, highlighting his standout career in Statesboro.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Of the 30 candidates, 14 have grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher with five of those holding above a 3.5. Three are returning All-Americans, and 18 were all-conference.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the football bowl season in early January.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
The 30 candidates, in alphabetical order, are:
• Nick Beamish, Central Michigan
• Michael Bercovici, Arizona State
• Devontae Booker, Utah
• Jake Brendel, UCLA
• Jeremy Cash, Duke
• Ty Darlington, Oklahoma
• Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern
• Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky
• Spencer Drango, Baylor
• Kyle Friend, Temple
• Blake Frohnapfel, Massachusetts
• Johnathan Gray, Texas
• Joey Hunt, TCU
• Don Jackson, Nevada Shane
• Jonathan Jones, Auburn
• Jamie Keehn, Louisiana State
• Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
• Nick Kelly, Arizona State
• Cody Kessler, Southern California
• Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State
• Tyler Matakevich, Temple
• Justin Northern, Fresno State
• Joshua Perry, Ohio State
• Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
• Steven Scheu, Vanderbilt
• Reggie Ragland, Alabama
• Nate Sudfeld, Indiana
• Tyler Tate, Bowling Green
• Williams-Rhodes, Boise State
• Anthony Zettel, Penn State
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