Ohio State linebacker Cody Simon is up for a prestigious award.
Simon is one of 52 college football players included on the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of The Year Award watch list, which was released Thursday.
The award is the first college football honor to focus primarily on a player’s leadership, both on and off the field. Simon, along with the other 51 athletes, were nominated by their schools for demonstrating a record of leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field. It's no surprise Simon was OSU's representative considering he was chosen to don the Block O, Ohio State's ceremonial No.