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Five MAC Students Named To Jim Thorpe Award Watch List

Five MAC Students Named To 2019 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List

Oklahoma City — The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame has released the 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch list, given annually to the nation's best defensive back in college football. This list includes 46 of the nation’s best defensive backs, representing 10 conferences and independents. Representing the MAC are Akron senior Alvin Davis, Eastern Michigan senior Vince Calhoun and senior Kevin McGill and Ohio senior Javon Hagan and junior Jamal Hudson.