Temple University Athletics
LB RIAN "GOO" WALLACE NAMED TO CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST
7.22.04 | Football
Wallace, who ranks third among all Division I-A returnees in total tackles, has received numerous accolades this summer. He has been named a First Team Preseason All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and a Third Team Preseason All-American by both Athlon Sports and Street & Smith's. Wallace was also recognized by The Sporting News as the Big East Conference Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
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 and a First Team Sophomore All-American by CollegeSportsReport.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 one of two Big East players on the Bednarik Award Watch List. He is joined by Boston College junior defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka.
