Arkansas senior center Frank Ragnow and Arkansas State University senior cornerback and punt return specialist Blaise Taylor have been named among 20 semifinalists for the inaugural Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award.
Three finalists will be named on Dec. 11, and the winner will be announced at an award ceremony on Feb. 22 in Frisco, Texas. The winner will also have a $10,000 scholarship in his name donated to his school's athletic scholarship fund.
The award is much like the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year, which Witten won in 2012 as a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys, and it will be given to the Division I player "who has demonstrated a record of leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field.