IRVING, Texas -- LSU and the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that Jim Hawthorne, the longtime voice of the LSU Tigers, will be honored during an NFF On-Campus Salute Saturday, Nov. 14, in Baton Rouge, La., as the 2015 recipient of the NFF Chris Schenkel Award. The presentation will take place during the game between LSU and Arkansas, which will start at 6:15 p.m. CT on ESPN.
In May, the NFF named Hawthorne the 2015 recipient of the Chris Schenkel Award, which has been presented annually since 1996 to individuals who have had long, distinguished careers broadcasting college football with direct ties to a specific university.