Three Bison Among Finalists for FCS Player of the Year Awards
11/22/2022 1:05:00 PM | Football
FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State has three players among the finalists for national player of the year honors in the Football Championship Subdivision. The finalists were announced Tuesday, Nov. 22, by Stats Perform.
NDSU fullback Hunter Luepke and left tackle Cody Mauch are finalists for the Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the top offensive player in the FCS, and Bison defensive end Spencer Waege is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, the defensive player of the year award.
There are 30 finalists for each of the awards. A national media panel will select the winners with voting based on the regular season. The recipients will be announced at the FCS national awards banquet Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas.
North Dakota State has had six previous finalists for the Walter Payton Award, including quarterback Trey Lance as the 2019 winner. Mauch is the only offensive lineman among this year's finalists and the second all-time from NDSU joining Joe Haeg, who was 13th in the voting in 2015.
NDSU has had nine previous finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award. Defensive end Kyle Emanuel was the 2014 award recipient.
NDSU fullback Hunter Luepke and left tackle Cody Mauch are finalists for the Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the top offensive player in the FCS, and Bison defensive end Spencer Waege is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, the defensive player of the year award.
There are 30 finalists for each of the awards. A national media panel will select the winners with voting based on the regular season. The recipients will be announced at the FCS national awards banquet Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas.
North Dakota State has had six previous finalists for the Walter Payton Award, including quarterback Trey Lance as the 2019 winner. Mauch is the only offensive lineman among this year's finalists and the second all-time from NDSU joining Joe Haeg, who was 13th in the voting in 2015.
NDSU has had nine previous finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award. Defensive end Kyle Emanuel was the 2014 award recipient.
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