Oklahoma State University Athletics
Ogbah Named to Nagurski Award Watch List
July 10, 2015 | Cowboy Football
DALLAS – Oklahoma State defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah has been named to the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list, the Football Writers Association of America announced Friday.
Ogbah, who was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list on Tuesday, is one of 20 defensive ends and one of 11 Big 12 players on the list for the trophy, which is given annually to the FWAA National Defensive Player of the Year.
With a breakout season last year, Ogbah became the first OSU player to be recognized as Big 12 defensive lineman of the year, was a first-team all-Big 12 honoree by the Associated Press and the coaches and was chosen as the team's 2014 defensive most valuable player by the OSU coaches. Ogbah, a junior out of Houston, finished the season third in the Big 12 and 24th nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.3) and second in the Big 12 and 15th nationally in sacks per game (0.85).
He recorded 5.5 tackles for loss in the Cowboys' win at Kansas, which set an OSU single-game record and was the most tackles for any player in the country in a single game last season. He also enjoyed a breakthrough performance on a national stage to open 2014 when he had six tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and two pass-breakups against top-ranked Florida State. The athletic defensive end produced a stretch last season where he recorded at least one sack in six consecutive games.
The five finalists for the trophy will be announced on Nov. 19 and the winner will be chosen from those five finalists by the FWAA All-America Committee. The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet will be held on Dec. 7 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte.
Ogbah, who was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list on Tuesday, is one of 20 defensive ends and one of 11 Big 12 players on the list for the trophy, which is given annually to the FWAA National Defensive Player of the Year.
With a breakout season last year, Ogbah became the first OSU player to be recognized as Big 12 defensive lineman of the year, was a first-team all-Big 12 honoree by the Associated Press and the coaches and was chosen as the team's 2014 defensive most valuable player by the OSU coaches. Ogbah, a junior out of Houston, finished the season third in the Big 12 and 24th nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.3) and second in the Big 12 and 15th nationally in sacks per game (0.85).
He recorded 5.5 tackles for loss in the Cowboys' win at Kansas, which set an OSU single-game record and was the most tackles for any player in the country in a single game last season. He also enjoyed a breakthrough performance on a national stage to open 2014 when he had six tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and two pass-breakups against top-ranked Florida State. The athletic defensive end produced a stretch last season where he recorded at least one sack in six consecutive games.
The five finalists for the trophy will be announced on Nov. 19 and the winner will be chosen from those five finalists by the FWAA All-America Committee. The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet will be held on Dec. 7 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte.
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