Allstate, American Football Coaches Association Announce Nominees for College Football’S Preeminent Community Service Honor
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page 1 NEWS Contact: Jessie Snider, Taylor Laura Strykowski, Allstate Media Relations 704-644-6928 847-402-5600 [email protected] [email protected] Vince Thompson, AFCA Media Relations 254-754-9900 [email protected] Allstate, American Football Coaches Association Announce Nominees for College Football’s Preeminent Community Service Honor 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® nominees hail from 35 states and 117 colleges and universities; award recognizes student-athletes for their commitment to volunteerism NORTHBROOK, Ill. – July 17, 2012 – Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) today announced 117 nominees for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. As one of college football’s most prestigious off-the-field honors, the award recognizes a select group of college football players committed to making a difference in their communities. Since 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has shown a spotlight on the countless “good works” and remarkable stories of service by student-athletes at all levels of college football competition. Award recipients represent the sport’s finest in terms of character and leadership in the community. “This year’s Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® nominees have some of the most impressive community service resumes in the program’s 21-year history,” said Kathy Mabe, president of Allstate’s West regions and a member of the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team voting panel. “These young men continue to raise the bar for the impact that student-athletes can have on others, and are an inspiration to Allstate, our agents and our employees.” Tackles or touchdowns have no bearing on this award, for it is the many examples of “volunteerism” and “giving back” that have earned these players nominations from their respective colleges and universities. From comforting patients at children’s hospitals, to building houses for needy families, to mentoring at-risk youth, each Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member has his own unique and inspiring story. “After looking through the list of nominees for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, we are recognizing some of the best student-athletes in all of college football,” said Grant Teaff, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association. “These 117 nominees understand the impact each of them have on their schools and communities, and it gives me page 2 great pleasure in recognizing their efforts for what they stand for, and what they mean to college football.” From the nominees submitted by sports information directors across the nation on behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® members and prominent college football media members will select two 11-player Good Works Teams® – one comprised of players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and another representing players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III, and the NAIA. The final roster of 22 award recipients will be unveiled in September. Allstate and the AFCA will launch the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® website on ESPN.com featuring profiles and images of the final team members, as well as the opportunity for fans to vote for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain. The 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel includes: former Good Works Team® members Alex Van Pelt (Pittsburgh, 1992 team), Zaid Abdul-Aleem (Duke, 1994 team), Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997, 1998 teams), Grant Irons (Notre Dame, 1999 team), Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001 team), Mike Proman (Amherst, 2002 team); media members Lou Holtz (ESPN), Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN), Tom O’Toole (USA Today), Andy Staples (SI.com), Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star); current AFCA President and Harvard University Head Coach Tim Murphy; 1987 AFCA President LaVell Edwards, former head coach at Brigham Young University; and Kathy Mabe, President, West Regions at Allstate. In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each player must be actively involved and committed to working with a charitable organization, service group or community service while maintaining a strong academic standing. The following players have been nominated for consideration to be named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. Football Bowl Subdivision Arizona State University – Brandon Magee Texas Christian University – Blaize Foltz Auburn University – Philip Lutzenkirchen Tulane University – Ryan Griffin Bowling Green State University – Ronnie Goble University of Alabama – Barrett Jones Brigham Young University – Michael Alisa University of Arizona – Jake Fischer Central Michigan University – Cody Wilson Clemson University – Rashard Hall University of California Los Angeles – Jeff Duke University – Sean Renfree Locke Florida State University – Dustin Hopkins University of Central Florida – Rob Calabrese Indiana University – Adam Replogle University of Cincinnati – Drew Frey Iowa State University – Jake Knott University of Florida – Caleb Sturgis Kansas State University – Collin Klein University of Georgia – Aaron Murray Louisiana State University – Barkevious Mingo University of Kentucky – Morgan Newton Middle Tennessee State University – Logan University of Louisiana-Lafayette – Blaine Kilgore Gautier Northern Illinois University – Jason Schepler University of Maryland – A.J. Francis Northwestern University – Jeff Budzien University of Memphis – Akeem Davis Ohio State University – Ben Buchanan University of Miami (Fla.) – Mike James Rice University – Klein Kubiak University of Michigan – Patrick Omameh Rutgers University – Khaseem Green University of Mississippi – Devin Thomas Syracuse University – Deon Goggins University of Missouri – T.J. Moe Temple University – Brandon McManus University of Nebraska – Rex Burkhead page 3 University of North Carolina – Jonathan Cooper University of Tennessee – Tyler Bray University of Notre Dame – Mike Golic, Jr. University of Utah – Sean Sellwood University of Oklahoma – Landry Jones University of Virginia – Michael Rocco University of Pittsburgh – Andrew Taglianetti University of Wisconsin – Shelton Johnson University of South Carolina – Marcus Utah State University – Jake Doughty Lattimore Wake Forest University – Terence Davis University of South Florida – Danous Estenor Western Kentucky University – Tye Golden University of Southern California – Kyle Negrete Combined Divisions (FCS, II, III & NAIA) Albion College – Spencer Krauss Salisbury University – Dan Griffin Bethel University – Erik Smith Salve Regina University – Kenechukwu Campbell University – Braden Smith Okwuosa Carnegie Mellon University – Sam Thompson Samford University – George Allers Carson-Newman College – Kevin Day Shenandoah University – Nicholas Erdman Centre College – Oakley Watkins South Dakota State University – Bo Helm Chowan University – Austin Tallant Southern Utah University – Cody Larsen Colgate University – Chris Looney St. Cloud State University – Phillip Klaphake College of Mount Saint Joseph – Greg Tabar Tarleton State University – Jake Fenske Dakota State University – John Niesen Tennessee State University – Devin Wilson Drake University – Zach Bosch Texas Lutheran University – Allen Cain Duquesne University – Zach Richert Thomas More College – Antonio Booker Elmhurst College – Scottie Williams Tusculum College – Bo Cordell Elon University – Blake Thompson University of Dubuque – Wyatt Hanus Emory & Henry College – Daniel Preston University of Montana – Jordan Tripp Florida A&M University – Brandon Hepburn University of New Hampshire – Chris Zarkoskie Fordham University – Brendan Melanophy University of Northern Iowa – Kyle Bernard Franklin & Marshall College – Chad Tothero University of Rochester – Antonio Ortega Frostburg State University – Tilmon Parker University of St. Thomas (Minn.) – Michael Georgia Southern University – Brent Russell Valesano Illinois State University – Colton Underwood University of Wisconsin-River Falls – John Indiana State University – FN Lutz Schimenz Kean University – Thomas Denehy Ursinus College – Tony Rosa Kenyon College – William Brackett Wagner College – Steve Ciocci Lindenwood University – Malach Radigan Washington University (Mo.) – Seth Wight Loras College – Michael Donnelly Wayne State College (Neb.) – Richard Daniel Louisiana College – Cortland Bell Wayne State University (Mich.) – Nick Thomas Montana State University – DeNarius McGhee West Texas A&M University – Aaron Mullane North Dakota State University – Billy Turner Western New England University – Corey Northwest Missouri State – Trevor Adams Brown Northwestern College (Iowa) – Nate Fischer Wheaton College – Garrett Meador Northwood University – Ryan Whittum William Paterson University – Dawys German Oberlin College – Moses Richardson Wingate University – Robbie Nallenweg Saint John’s University (Minn.) – Stephen Winona State University – Bryan Bradshaw Johnson Wittenberg University – Reed Florence About Allstate The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer, serving approximately 16 million households through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and Answer Financial brand names. 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