Holley Named to Bednarik Watch List
7/5/2016 10:17:00 AM | Football
The National College Football Awards Association placed Kent State senior safety Nate Holley (Toledo, Ohio) on the 22nd Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Tuesday, which honors the defensive player of the year. Holley is one of 90 FBS players and one of just two Mid-American Conference players on the list.
A two-time All-MAC First Team selection, Holley has made 315 career tackles. He is also a two-time member of the Academic All-MAC Team.
Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of '67.
Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced Oct. 31, 2016, while the three finalists will be unveiled Nov. 21, 2016. The winner will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 8, 2016. The formal presentation will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 10, 2017.
Kent State opens its season Sept. 3 at Penn State. The Golden Flashes host their first of six home games Sept. 10, against North Carolina A&T State. Season tickets, Family Season 4-Packs and 3-Game Mini Plans are on sale now.
