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Per U of MN Press release:
University of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award. The award, now in its fifth year, is the first college football honor to focus primarily on a player's leadership, both on and off the field.
Morgan is in his third full season as the Minnesota starter, and he's proven himself to be one of the best signal-callers to ever wear the Maroon and Gold. Morgan is 24-11 as a starter and has completed has completed 507 passes (fifth most in school history) of 824 attempts (seventh most in school history) for 7,385 yards (third most in school history). His career completion percentage of .615 ranks first in school history and his 52 career touchdown passes ranks fourth. Morgan owns a dozen school records and in his career he has been named All-Big Ten Second Team, a Manning Award finalist and a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist.
A two-time Academic All-Big Ten performer, Morgan has earned his degree in Human Resource Development and is working toward a Masters in Sport Management. He is also always presented at Minnesota community service initiatives, which include hospital visits, the team's annual turkey drive, Hope Kids events and youth camps. Morgan is passionate about Athletes in Action and leads a Bible study group.
The other 19 semifinalists includes: Grant Morgan (Arkansas), Brandon Martin (Ball State), James Empey (BYU), Elijah Hicks (California), Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati), Darien Rencher (Clemson), Jake Bobo (Duke), Vederian Lowe (Illinois), Skylar Thompson (Kansas State), Joshua Paschal (Kentucky), Austin Williams (Mississippi State), Adrian Martinez (Nebraska), Patrick Fields (Oklahoma), Sean Clifford (Penn State), Nick Figueroa (Southern California), Kingsley Jonathan (Syracuse), Tony Bradford, Jr. (Texas Tech), Bryce Harris (Toledo) and Brock Hoffman (Virginia Tech).
Three finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, December 15. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony in Frisco, Texas, on February 17, 2022.
The winner of the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year will also receive a $10,000 contribution in his name to his school's athletic scholarship fund. The contribution will be made by Jason Witten's SCORE Foundation, the official charity of Jason and his wife Michelle. The SCORE Foundation, founded in 2007, has positively impacted tens of thousands of children and families in Texas and Tennessee over the last 14 years. The foundation operates its nationally-recognized SCOREkeepers program, which places trained male mentors on staff to work with children at family violence shelters, at nine shelters in the two states.
University of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award. The award, now in its fifth year, is the first college football honor to focus primarily on a player's leadership, both on and off the field.
Morgan is in his third full season as the Minnesota starter, and he's proven himself to be one of the best signal-callers to ever wear the Maroon and Gold. Morgan is 24-11 as a starter and has completed has completed 507 passes (fifth most in school history) of 824 attempts (seventh most in school history) for 7,385 yards (third most in school history). His career completion percentage of .615 ranks first in school history and his 52 career touchdown passes ranks fourth. Morgan owns a dozen school records and in his career he has been named All-Big Ten Second Team, a Manning Award finalist and a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist.
A two-time Academic All-Big Ten performer, Morgan has earned his degree in Human Resource Development and is working toward a Masters in Sport Management. He is also always presented at Minnesota community service initiatives, which include hospital visits, the team's annual turkey drive, Hope Kids events and youth camps. Morgan is passionate about Athletes in Action and leads a Bible study group.
The other 19 semifinalists includes: Grant Morgan (Arkansas), Brandon Martin (Ball State), James Empey (BYU), Elijah Hicks (California), Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati), Darien Rencher (Clemson), Jake Bobo (Duke), Vederian Lowe (Illinois), Skylar Thompson (Kansas State), Joshua Paschal (Kentucky), Austin Williams (Mississippi State), Adrian Martinez (Nebraska), Patrick Fields (Oklahoma), Sean Clifford (Penn State), Nick Figueroa (Southern California), Kingsley Jonathan (Syracuse), Tony Bradford, Jr. (Texas Tech), Bryce Harris (Toledo) and Brock Hoffman (Virginia Tech).
Three finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, December 15. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony in Frisco, Texas, on February 17, 2022.
The winner of the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year will also receive a $10,000 contribution in his name to his school's athletic scholarship fund. The contribution will be made by Jason Witten's SCORE Foundation, the official charity of Jason and his wife Michelle. The SCORE Foundation, founded in 2007, has positively impacted tens of thousands of children and families in Texas and Tennessee over the last 14 years. The foundation operates its nationally-recognized SCOREkeepers program, which places trained male mentors on staff to work with children at family violence shelters, at nine shelters in the two states.
