Temple University Athletics
OWL LB RIAN "GOO" WALLACE NAMED TO BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST
7.1.04 | Football
Wallace, who has been named a Third Team Preseason All-American by both Athlon Sports and Street & Smith's, is one of six Big East Conference players on the list. Wallace has also been recognized as the top player in the Big East regardless of position by CollegeFootballNews.com in its 2004 season preview.
Wallace (6-4, 245), a Second Team All-Big East Conference honoree in 2003, concluded last season by being named a Second Team All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com. He is the Big East's top returning tackler after posting the sixth-best single-season stops output in school history with 148 tackles (97 solo) and 19.5 tackles-for-losses in 2003. Wallace ranked second in the league and sixth nationally in total tackles (12.33 per game), first in the conference and eighth nationally in solo tackles (8.08) and tied for first in the league and tied for 11th nationally in TFLs (1.63).
Wallace is joined on the list by Syracuse SS Diamond Ferrri, Rutgers SS Jarvis Johnson, West Virginia CB Adam Jones, Boston College DE Mathias Kiwanuka and Connecticut LB Maurice Lloyd.
The winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, presented by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club, will be named on December 6 at a banquet in Charlotte, N.C.
