BATON ROUGE – LSU long snapper Blake Ferguson is one of 93 players nationwide that has been named as a preseason candidate for the Wuerffel Trophy, the Chick-fil-A Foundation announced on Thursday.
The Wuerffel Trophy, known as "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service," is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the Football Bowl Subdivision player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
LSU center Rudy Niswanger was the first winner of the Wuerffel Trophy, capturing the honor as a senior in 2005.