University of Memphis tight end Alan Cross has been included on the 2015 John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List announced on Wednesday.
Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, this year's John Mackey Award race has been summed up as the most "wide open" since the award's inception. The award recipient is selected by a vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee and the recipient will be announced on Dec. 9, and then presented live on Dec. 10, 2015 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU.
Other key dates include the announcement of the 2015 Mackey Semi-Finalists on Nov.