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Five MAC Student-Athletes Named To 2020 Nagurski Trophy Watch List

DALLAS, TX – The Football Writers Association of America, in conjunction with the Charlotte Touchdown Club, released its preseason watch list for the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy presented by LendingTree today, selecting 98 defensive standouts from 66 schools in all 10 Division I FBS conferences plus Independents. Representing the MAC are five student-athletes -- Central Michigan LB Troy Brown, Western Michigan LB Treshaun Hayward, Ball State CB Antonio Phillips & Buffalo DE's Malcolm Koonce & Taylor Riggins. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is given annually to the nation's most outstanding defensive player.