As predicted here on Thursday, both Scooby Wright III and Freddie Tagaloa were named to preseason award watch lists on Friday. Wright was named to the Nagurski watch list (one of many awards he won last year), while Tagaloa was named to the Outland Trophy watch list, which is given to the nation's top tackle.
The Nagurski Award is given to the nation's most outstanding defensive player, which Wright certainly was last year. The now junior linebacker led the nation with 2.1 tackles for loss per game, and ranked 4th in sacks (1 per game), solo tackles (7.