Israel Mukuamu #24 of the South Carolina Gamecocks. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
A South Carolina football member was nominated for the Lott IMPACT award, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation announced Thursday.
Rising junior Israel Mukuamu has been nominated for the Lott IMPACT award on Thrusday, joining 41 other candidates.
The award honors college football’s best in character and performance. It’s unique because it represents the first college football award to give equal weight to personal character as well as athletic performance and is the first national college football award based on the West Coast.