OREANDA-NEWS. November 25, 2015. The Charlotte Touchdown Club in conjunction with the Football Writers Associationof America announced today the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalists.                                                           

The finalists are Duke Defensive Back, Jeremy Cash, Clemson Defensive End, Shaq Lawson, Temple Linebacker, Tyler Matakevich, Penn State Defensive End, Carl Nassib, and Alabama Linebacker, Reggie Ragland.

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy, presented annually to the nation’s top NCAA defensive football player, will be awarded during the annual Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet presented by ACN scheduled for Monday, December 7th at The Westin Hotel in Charlotte.

The keynote address for the banquet will be given by Auburn University Head Football Coach, Gus Malzahn. Ohio State’s great, Randy Gradishar, will receive this year’s Bronko Nagurski Legends Award presented by Florida East Coast Railway.

“The 2015 Bronko Nagurski award finalists truly represent the elite of college defensive football players,” commented John Rocco, Executive Director of the Charlotte Touchdown Club. “Each of these young men has earned the honor of having his name associated with football legend Bronko Nagurski and have distinguished themselves both on and off the playing field.”

ACN is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor for the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet and of our association with the Charlotte Touchdown Club and its mission of promoting Citizenship, Scholarship, Sportsmanship and Leadership,” said ACN President and Co-Founder Greg Provenzano. “This has become an important annual tradition for us – and one we look forward to each and every year.  Like the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalists, ACN employees embody the qualities of hard work, determination and dedication to excellence.”

Adam Zucker, Host of CBS Sports College Football Today will serve as Master of Ceremonies for this year’s Bronko Nagurski Award Banquet and a CBS Sports Network broadcast of the event is scheduled for primetime Friday, December 11th at 9:00pm ET.

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s official website, www.NCFAA.org.

“We have an outstanding group of finalists for the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and selecting a winner is a very difficult process given the impressive defensive performances of this group,” said Lee Barfknecht, 2015 FWAA President from the Omaha World-Herald.” I look forward to being in Charlotte on the evening of December 7 to reveal the winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy to a truly deserving individual during this, the 21st Annual Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet.”

The Charlotte Touchdown Club is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 for the purpose of promoting high school, collegiate, and professional football in the Charlotte, N.C., region. The club’s activities and services focus community attention on the outstanding citizenship, scholarship, sportsmanship, and leadership of area athletes and coaches. Since 1990, the club has raised more than \\$2,000,000 to benefit area high school athletics.  For more information, contact John Rocco (704-347-2918 or jrocco@touchdownclub.com). The official website of the Charlotte Touchdown Club is www.touchdownclub.com.

ACN, Inc. founded in 1993 is the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunications and essential services for residential and business customers. ACN provides the services people need and use every day including Home Phone Service, High Speed Internet, Wireless, Television, Home Security & Automation, Computer Support and Natural Gas and Electricity. ACN operates in 24 countries with offices located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. For more information, visit myacn.com. For information on ACN’s home-based business opportunity, visit acninc.com.

Florida East Coast Railway is a regional freight railroad that extends along a 351-mile corridor between Jacksonville, Fla., and Miami, Fla., with exclusive rail access to the Port of Palm Beach, Port Everglades (Ft. Lauderdale) and the Port of Miami. For more information, visit fecrwy.com.

Electrolux is a global leader in appliances for household and professional use, selling more than 50 million products to customers in more than 150 countries every year. The company focuses on innovations that are thoughtfully designed, based on extensive consumer insight, to meet the real needs of consumers and professionals. Electrolux products include refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, cookers and air-conditioners sold under esteemed brands such as Electrolux, Frigidaire, Kelvinator, AEG, and Eureka. In 2012, Electrolux had sales of \\$17 billion (\\$5.1 billion in North America) and 58,000 employees. The Electrolux North American headquarters is located at 10200 David Taylor Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262 in the University Research Park. For more information visit http://newsroom.electrolux.com/us/.


The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is presented annually by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football Writers Association of America to the nation’s most outstanding NCAA defensive football player at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, NC.  All proceeds benefit the Charlotte Touchdown Club Scholarship Fund.