NEBRASKA’S NDAMUKONG SUH NAMED LOTT PLAYER OF WEEK FOR THIRD TIME
NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – Nebraska Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh has been named the Lott Trophy IMPACT Player of the Week for the third time this season. Suh is the only player to win the award three times in a year.
Suh, a 6-4, 300-pound senior from Portland, Oregon had nine tackles, two for losses (including 1.5 sacks), two pass break ups and a quarterback hurry in Nebraska’s 17-3 win over Kansas State that clinched the Big 12 North for the Cornhuskers.
Suh, a Lott Trophy semi-finalist, leads Nebraska with 65 tackles, 15 tackles for losses, 20 quarterback hurries. 10 pass breakups and three blocked kicks.
Nebraska will receive $1,000 for its general scholarship fund in recognition of Suh’s achievement.
“Not much more can be said about Ndamukong Suh after the season he’s had,” said former Arkansas Coach Frank Broyles, a member of the Legends Coaches who selected the Player of the Week. “He is so dominant that opponents have to double or triple team him to stop him, making him the most valuable defensive player on Nebraska.”
Other players nominated for the Player of the Week were Rolando McClain of Alabama, Eric Berry of Tennessee, Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma and Jerry Hughes of TCU.
2009 Lott Trophy IMPACT Players of the Week
1 – Mike Nixon, Arizona State
Week 2 – Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech
Week 3 – Eric Berry, Tennessee
Week 4 – Pat Angerer, Iowa
Week 5 – Taylor Mays, USC
Week 6 – Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
Week 7 – Rolando McClain, Alabama
Week 8 – Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
Week 9 – Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
Week 10 – Eric Berry, Tennessee
Week 11 – Jerry Hughes, TCU
Week 12 – Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska.
Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, the Lott Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Now in its sixth year, the Lott Trophy is the first college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.
Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation in Newport Beach, the award is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
Past winners of The Lott Trophy:
2004 – David Pollack, Georgia
2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
2006 – Dante Hughes, California
2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
In five years, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has donated more than $650,000 to various charities, including $25,000 to each of the winners’ universities.
Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the IMPACT Foundation, the IMPACT Foundation Board of Advisors comprised of retired NFL players and the Legends Coaches, a distinguished group of former college head coaches.
Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. The Lott Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation and the Legends Coaches which is a distinguished group of former college football head coaches. The sixth annual Lott Trophy dinner will be held December 13th at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. For more information on The Lott Trophy visit: http://www.LottTrophy.com
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