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McGrane Award in July 2013 The FWAA will kick off the 2013 Vol. 51, No. 2 season in style with President Chris Dufresne of the Times presenting the Bert McGrane Award to Inside this issue: Dick Weiss on Aug. 28 at the Omni Ho- tel in downtown Atlanta. The presenta- tion will take place during enshrinement of the Hall of Fame’s President’s column 2 2012 Class. Weiss, longtime college sports writ- er for the New York Daily News, is the 40th winner of the award, which is sym- bolic of the organiza- Bert McGrane (left) is shown at Football world mourns tion’s Hall of Fame. his retirement party from the Des death of former FWAA 3 president Joe Doyle Weiss was the associ- Moines Register in 1964 after a ation’s president in Pho- 2004 and is expected 41-year career at the paper. to cover his 29th na- to courtesy of the Bert McGrane Family. tional championship football game in early News & Observer — were giants in our Outland Trophy watch 4 January in Pasadena. profession who gave college football a list Weiss’ name and bi- bigger than life feeling with their writing ography will be listed every Saturday afternoon in the fall. Dick Weiss with the 39 other Bert They made us want to read the Sunday McGrane winners papers. when the new College Football Hall of “Recent recipients like Steve Rich- Fame opens in Atlanta in the fall of ardson, Mark Blaudschun, Tony Barn- Bronko Nagurski 2014. The FWAA began awarding the hart and Dave Sittler have carried on 5 Award watch list McGrane Award in 1974. the same tradition,” Weiss added. “I am “I feel humbled and honored to re- pleased to be in their company.” ceive this award from the Football Writ- Weiss has covered college sports ers Association,” Weiss said. “So many for the New York Daily News since of the past recipients — 1993 and before that held a similar post of the Atlanta Constitution, Paul Zim- for about 10 years at the Philadelphia Orbitz, FWAA partner merman of the , Ed- Daily News. He graduated from Temple on new member 6 win Pope of the Miami Herald, Blackie in 1969 and then worked at the Balti- benefit Sherrod of the Dallas Morning News, more Sun and the Trenton Times be- Maury White of the Des Moines Regis- fore moving to the Philadelphia Daily ter and Dick Herbert of the Raleigh News. Page 2 THE FIFTH DOWN

President Chris Dufresne Los Angeles Times President’s column First Vice President From your Presi- panies that used to cover membership Kirk Bohls dent’s desk: As sum- fees, including mine, do not any longer. Austin American- mer ends it’s easy to I would argue the directory alone is Statesman get, as we internet worth the money. I would tell you the Second Vice President surfers say in Califor- membership fee has been a deductible Lee Barfknecht nia, “bummed out.” item on my income tax return for years. Omaha World-Herald As a kid I remem- There are also many other perks and

ber dreading the start benefits associated with membership that Board of Directors of school by staring will easily cover the fees cost. Please refer Mark Anderson at the wall clock to the FWAA website for more information. Las Vegas Review- while watching the It will be my honor to travel to Atlanta Journal Jerry Lewis Telethon in late August to present the Bert Dave Jones over the not-long- McGrane Award to Dick Weiss during Hall Harrisburg Patriot-News enough Labor Day of Fame Week. I will then stick around for George Schroeder CHRIS Weekend. the Alabama- game. USA Today DUFRESNE Thank God and The watch lists for the Outland and Lee Feinswog for col- Nagurski awards went out on July 11. Sports 225 lege football, which almost makes it worth Once the season nears, and then starts, watching 31 August sunsets disappear there are several important dates to note. NSJC helplessly over Chino Hills. Our regular season kicks off Aug. 26 Mark Blaudschun There is nothing like the sights, smells with the release of the AJerseyGuy.com and sounds of a new season, and this Preseason Poll. On Nov. 11 the recipient John Wagner year certainly marks a season of dramatic for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Merit Toledo Blade change. Award will be announced in Fort Worth. Phil Steele I could show off and recite all the de- The Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalists Phil Steele Magazine tails of conference realignment but instead will be announced Nov. 21 in Dallas fol- Tony Barnhart recommend that you “Google” a summa- lowed by the Outland Trophy finalists an- CBS Sports tion story written by Yahoo! word wizard nouncement Nov. 25 on ESPN. Matt Sign Pat Forde, an FWAA member in good (or Circle Dec. 8 as the day the National Football Founda- at least decent) standing. All-Century Team, in conjunction with the tion “You’re forgiven if you’ve lost track of FWAA, will be announced in Pasadena. Mike Griffith all the announced changes,” Forde writes. The month also includes the naming of MLive.com “…The new geography will take some get- this year’s Eddie Robinson Coach of the Vahe Gregorian ting used to.” Year (Dec. 16) and the FWAA All-America Kansas City Star Funny, they said the same thing about Team (Dec. 18). Ceremony season con- Jimmy Burch Krakatoa. cludes Jan. 9 with the Outland Trophy Fort Worth Star-Telegram We know this is the last year of the Banquet in Omaha. Wally Hall BCS, the last year of double hosting and You can find a full listing of the 2013- Arkansas Democrat- the only time the Rose Bowl will celebrate 14 FWAA awards calendar on Page 6. Gazette th its 100 anniversary game before hosting As the season nears, we at FWAA will Tom Kensler the last BCS title game on Jan. 6. continue to be vigilant in monitoring player Denver Post It will also be an exciting season for the access and press box issues that seem to Steve Wieberg FWAA. be cropping up more and more each fall. Freelance The new media directories will be is- We as FWAA members deserve the right

sued in mid-to-late August. I think most of to do our jobs in a safe, professional work- Ex-Officio you would agree the directories are one of place. We don’t deserve to be seated be- Joe Hornstein the great perks of FWAA membership. hind a post while the booster in front of us Florida International Our goal was to spread the FWAA gos- marvels at his fantastic sight lines. We (CoSIDA) pel all summer. I personally set up FWAA should not fear, after games, making the Gina Lehe lemonade stands at media days for the trek from the press box to the parking lot. BCS-Rose Bowl Mountain West and Pac 12 conferences. Do not hesitate to make me, or Steve, Scott Chipman I understand the concern some writers aware of any situation and we will do our Big Ten (ConSIDA) have about having to pay for membership best to get them resolved. out of their own pocket. Many media com- THE FIFTH DOWN Page 3 FWAA President Joe Doyle will Be Long Remembered

This story by FWAA member Eric Hansen was reprinted “There really were from the May 10, 2013 editions of the South Bend Trib- weekends when Joe would une. Doyle was the FWAA's President in 1979. hustle off his stories after a Notre Dame football game By Eric Hansen and then be the navigator South Bend Tribune on a plane taking troops SOUTH BEND — Their last attempt at a conversation and/or supplies into or out ended without any actual words being exchanged. of Vietnam the following just trusted that long-time friend Joe day,” wrote Bill Moor, the Doyle would be better the next day, even though the 92- man who followed and year-old South Bend Tribune sports editor emeritus was added to the Doyle legacy confined to the intensive care unit at St. Joseph Region- as Doyle’s successor as al Medical Center. sports editor. Joe always bounced back. That’s who he was, a man “While Notre Dame fans who led with his heart when it came to adversity and were living and dying with rarely, if ever, measured his words when it came to his the Irish again by reading bold points of view. his accounts in the Sunday His weakened condition, driven by a bout with pneu- paper, at that same mo- Joe Doyle monia, kept the two friends from reminiscing in May ment Joe himself may have about their morning talks over coffee decades ago at been dodging anti-aircraft fire halfway around the world. Milt’s Grill, about politics or golf, about what kind of Notre But chances are he would be back in time to have coffee Dame football team Brian Kelly was concocting for the with Ara Parseghian at Milt’s Grill early Monday morn- fall of 2013. ing.” Nor did they get to tell each other good bye. “We made a deal early,” Doyle said back in 1981. Joe Arthur Doyle died peacefully in his hospital bed, “Ara wouldn’t tell me how to write and I wouldn’t tell him surrounded by family. He already had penned his obitu- how to coach.” ary years earlier, but never approached a day in his life Parseghian’s favorite memory of their early-morning as if he’d ever have to actually put it to use. get-togethers was when a man who had obviously been “We always kidded each other about our ages,” said out drinking all night sat in Doyle’s spot at the table be- Parseghian, who hits 90 himself later in May. fore Doyle had arrived. Kidding was a staple of Doyle’s personality, and he When Doyle pulled up at the table, Parseghian and wasn’t afraid to poke fun at himself — or an unsuspect- his friend started talking as if the man wasn’t there. ing ND football coach. In one of his first encounters with “He tried to jump into the conversation,” Parseghian Kelly, Doyle cornered the coach after a press confer- recalled of the stranger. “He eventually got frustrated ence, put his arm on Kelly’s shoulder in a fatherly sort of that I wouldn’t talk to him and just decided to leave.” way and then uttered to Kelly, “ was funni- Doyle would later form a bond with another legendary er than you.” Irish coach, . Rockne was actually one of the few Irish - “There are certain people in the world who are icons es Doyle didn’t have a chance to cover during his long in their profession,” Holtz said Friday night. “Joe Doyle and impacting career. He was growing up in rural Wis- falls into that category of writers. consin, attending school in a one-room school house, “Guys like Jim Murray (Los Angeles), Furman Bisher during the latter part of Rockne’s historic run. (Atlanta), Sid Hartman () and Joe Doyle. Doyle joined the Tribune in 1949 after graduating They all did a tremendous job. They were guys you trust- magna cum laude from Notre Dame in 1949 at the age ed to inform people. Whether the story was good or bad, of 28. He was named sports editor in 1951 and held that they treated it the same. title until he retired from the Tribune in 1981. “Joe was always fair. He wanted the home team to A long military career, with a beginning that preceded do well, but he was always fair with his story. He and Ara his Tribune days, ended up overlapping them, with Doyle were so close. Every time I dealt with him he was always serving as a colonel in the Air Force reserve. (Continued on page 6) Page 4 THE FIFTH DOWN Outland Trophy Watch List Florida State, USC, Stanford the 2013 NFL Draft now prepping select the winner. Only interior line- and Tennessee combined to put 13 to play for the . men on offense or defense are eli- players on the 2013 Outland Trophy Joeckel, also an offensive , gible for the award; ends are not Watch List announced by the Foot- was A&M’s first Outland finalist. eligible. ball Writers Association of America. Florida State and Stanford have The list will be trimmed to six or One lone, but important member never had an Outland Trophy win- seven semifinalists on Nov. 20. of the FWAA’s ner in the 67-year history of the Five days later three finalists will be 2012 All-America award. USC has had one winner, named . The winner of the 68th Out- Team — Texas and Tennessee has had two interi- land Trophy, named after the late A&M senior offen- or linemen claim the prestigious John Outland, an All-America line- sive tackle Jake bronze trophy. The Aggies could man at Penn at the turn of the 20th Matthews — also have two straight winners after be- Century, will be announced on Col- appears on the ing shut out in the first 66 years of lege Football Awards on Dec. 12 Watch List for the the award, which is the third oldest from the Disney Boardwalk in Lake 2013 Outland Tro- in major-college football. Buena Vista, Fla. phy, which is The Outland Trophy winner is The Outland Trophy presenta- awarded to the chosen from three finalists who are tion banquet, sponsored by the Matthews best interior line- members of the FWAA All-America Greater Omaha Sports Committee, man in college Team. The FWAA All-America will be on Jan. 9, 2014, in Omaha, football. Committee, after voting input from Neb. This year, North Carolina A year ago, Matthews was on the entire membership, selects the State center Jim Ritcher, the 1979 the same Aggie line that included 26-man team and eventually the Outland Trophy winner, will be hon- 2012 Outland Trophy Winner Luke three Outland finalists. Committee ored in Omaha. Joeckel, the No. 2 pick overall in members, then by individual ballot,

Defensive Tackles Hroniss Grasu, Oregon Laken Tomlinson, Duke. , Pittsburgh , Oregon State Offensive Tackles Anthony Johnson, LSU Travis Swanson, Arkansas Antonio Richardson, Tennessee Calvin Barnett. Oklahoma State , Utah State Austin Wentworth, Fresno State Chucky Hunter, TCU Weston Richburg, Colorado State Brandon Thomas, Clemson Daniel McCullers, Tennessee Zac Kerin, Toledo , Florida State DaQuan Jones, Penn State Guards , Stanford Deandre Coleman, A.J. Cann, South Carolina , Boise State , Florida Andrew Norwell, Ohio State , Kansas State Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina Anthony Steen, Alabama , Alabama Kerry Hyder, Texas Tech Antwan Lowery, Rutgers Eric Lefeld, Cincinnati Leonard Williams, USC Austen Bujnoch, Cincinnati Ja’Wuan James, Tennessee Louis Nix III, Notre Dame Brandon Linder, Miami, Fla. Jack Mewhort, Ohio State Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest Chris Burnette, Georgia Jake Matthews, Texas A&M Ra’Shede Hageman, , Baylor James Hurst, North Carolina Roosevelt Nix, Kent State , Stanford Jeremiah Sirles, Nebraska Ryan Carrethers, Arkansas State Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers , Florida State John Martinez, USC Kevin Graf, USC , Arizona State , Penn State La’el Collins, LSU Eathyn Manumaleuna, BYU Kevin Danser, Stanford Le’Raven Clark, Texas Tech Centers Mason Walters, Texas Morgan Moses, Virginia Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech Spencer Long, Nebraska Ryan Groy, Wisconsin BJ Finney, Kansas State Tre’ Jackson, Florida State , Michigan Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern Trey Hopkins, Texas Tyler Johnstone, Oregon , Florida State Will Simmons, East Carolina Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt , Oklahoma Xavier Su’a-Filo, UCLA , Notre Dame THE FIFTH DOWN Page 5 Bronko Nagurski Watch List

South Carolina’s junior end , the son. If that player is not on the Watch List, he automati- lone returning Bronko Nagurski Finalist from last sea- cally will be added. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touch- son, heads the award’s 2013 Watch List of more than 80 down Club will announce five finalists for the Bronko Na- players announced by the Football Writers Association gurski Trophy on Nov. 21. of America. The 2013 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner will be One of the players on the list most likely will receive chosen from five finalists who are part of the 2013 the Bronko Nagurski Trophy that is FWAA All-America Defensive Team. The FWAA All- awarded annually to the nation’s best America Committee, after voting input from the associa- defensive player by the FWAA and the tion’s entire membership, selects the All-America Team Charlotte Club. Every and eventually the Bronko Nagurski finalists. Committee NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision Con- members, then by individual ballot, select the winner, the ference and several independents are best defensive player in America. represented on the list, which is pretty The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet will be evenly divided among linemen, line- on Dec. 9 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte. Besides the backers and backs. 2013 winner announcement, the banquet will also cele- Players may be added or deleted from brate the recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Clowney the Bronko Nagurski Watch List during Award, which is sponsored by the CTC and Florida East the season. The FWAA will choose a Coast Railway. Georgia Tech’s Randy Rhino, a member Defensive Player of the Week throughout the 2013 sea- of the FWAA’s 1972 All-America team, will be honored.

Linebackers Backs Linemen

Adrian Hubbard, Alabama Ha Ha Clinton-Dix ,Alabama Will Sutton, Arizona State C.J. Mosley, Alabama , Alabama Chris Smith, Arkansas Carl Bradford, Arizona State , Duke Demarcus Lawrence , Boise State Bryce Hager, Baylor Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida Dominique Easley, Florida Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College , Florida State Timmy Jernigan, Florida State , Buffalo Damian Swann, Georgia Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech , BYU Craig Loston, LSU Roosevelt Nix, Kent State Greg Blair, Cincinnati Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State Anthony Johnson, LSU Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut Hakeem Smith, Louisville Marcus Rush, Michigan State Jonathan Brown, Illinois , Michigan State Ra’Shede Hageman, Minnesota James Morris, Iowa Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State Kareem Martin, North Carolina Christian Jones, Florida State Tre Boston, North Carolina Tyler Scott, Northwestern Chris Borland, Wisconsin , Ohio State , Notre Dame Andrew Jackson, Western Ken- Christian Bryant, Ohio State Louis Nix III, Notre Dame tucky Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma Calvin Barnett, Oklahoma State Max Bullough, Michigan State , Oklahoma State Scott Crichton, Oregon State , Ohio State Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon Deion Barnes, Penn State Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State , Oregon Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss , Purdue Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina Shayne Skov, Stanford Bene Benwikere, San Jose State , Stanford , Stanford Ed Reynolds, Stanford Devonte Fields, TCU A.J. Johnson, Tennessee , TCU Daniel McCullers, Tennessee , Texas , Texas , Texas Shawn Jackson, Tulsa Marco Nelson, Tulsa Kerry Hyder, Texas Tech Eric Kendricks, UCLA , Vanderbilt Morgan Breslin, USC Anthony Barr, UCLA , Virginia Tech Leonard Williams, USC Hayes Pullard, USC Aaron Lynch, USF Jack Tyler, Virginia Tech Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest Page 6 THE FIFTH DOWN

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Doyle obituary (continued)

(Continued from page 3) tle of some fine beverage; poured everyone a shot, then upbeat and a great guy to be around. I’m so sorry to hear made a toast. of his passing.” “After the gulp, ‘OK, hang up your phones.’ Talk And Doyle had a way of keeping everyone around about an old-time journalist.” him upbeat, even by unconventional means sometimes. Doyle carried old-time habits into his later years of “Joe was always bigger than life,” South Bend Trib- writing. wasn’t Montana on second refer- une columnist Al Lesar said. “He was the stereotype of ence, per journalism conventions. He was Joe on sec- what journalists used to be. He’s part of South Bend ond, third and fourth reference. Tribune lore. There was a lot more to Joe Doyle than sports, “One story that was told to me sticks in my mind. It though. allegedly happened during Joe’s hey-day, long before One of his passions was serving for six years as office etiquette discouraged such things. president of the Council for Retarded of St. Joseph “One night, The Tribune sports department was flood- County (now Logan). During Doyle’s term, the council ed with calls from people reporting high school results. built the $1.6 million Logan Center near Notre Dame Every person was frantic. Finally, Joe called out to every- and, at the same time, worked actively to require special body to finish the call they had and take their phone off education training in the public schools. the hook. When the last call ended, Joe reached into his “I’m going to miss him,” Parseghian said Friday night. desk and brought out several glasses, followed by a bot- So are the rest of us. In fact, we already do.

FWAA awards calendar Mon., Aug. 26 — Grantland Rice Preseason Poll released Thurs., Dec. 12 — Outland Trophy winner announcement on Mon., Nov. 11 — Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Merit Award ESPN’s Football Awards (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.) recipient announcement (Fort Worth, Texas) Mon., Dec. 16 — Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year winner an- Mon., Nov. 11 — All-America Ballots for Defensive Team and Offen- nouncement (Dallas, Texas) sive Linemen sent to membership. Wed., Dec 18 — .FWAA All-America Team announcement (Dallas) Sun., Nov. 17 — FWAA All-America Team Conference Call; Defen- Fri., Dec. 20 — Discover Courage Award recipient an- sive Team/Offensive Linemen nouncement (Dallas, Texas) Mon., Nov. 18 — All-America Ballots for Offensive Skilled Players Wed., Jan. 1 — Rose (FWAA/Rose Bowl All Century and Special teams sent to membership Team) on field presentation (Pasadena, Calif.) Wed., Nov. 20 — Outland Trophy semifinalists announcement Fri., Jan 3 — Discover Orange Bowl Courage Award on-field presenta- (Omaha, Neb.) tion (Miami Lakes, Fla.) Thurs., Nov. 21 — Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalists announcement Fri., Jan. 3 — 2013 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Trophy (Dallas, Tex.) Presentation/Reception (Newport Beach, Calif.) Sun., Nov. 24 — .FWAA All-America Team Conference Call: Skilled Mon. Jan. 6 — 2013 FWAA Freshman All-America Team announce- Players and Special Teams Selections ment (Newport Beach, Calif.) Mon., Nov. 25 — Outland Trophy finalists announcement (ESPN) Mon. Jan. 6 — 2014 Bert McGrane Award Winner announcement Sun., Dec. 8 — Rose Bowl All-Century Team in conjunction with (Newport Beach, Calif.) FWAA announcement (Pasadena, Calif.) Tues., Jan. 7 — 2013 Grantland Rice National Championship Trophy Mon., Dec. 9 — .Eddie Robinson Coach of Year finalists announce- presentation (Newport Beach, Calif.) ment (Dallas) Thurs., Jan. 9 — Outland Trophy Banquet (Omaha, Neb.) Mon., Dec. 9 — Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet (Charlotte, N.C.)