University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Bozeman Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
7/28/2022 8:56:00 AM | Football
ATLANTAÂ - The Wuerffel Trophy, College Football's Premier Award for Community Service, today announced its watch list of 115 players from college football's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), including Southern Miss senior linebacker Swayze Bozeman.Â
Named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The trophy honors college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society and inspire greater service in the world.
"I continue to be impressed with the number of college football players who are achieving on the field and still dedicating time to make a positive impact in their community," said Wuerffel. "The student-athletes on this watch list are positively impacting organizations throughout the country."
Bozeman returns this season after missing much of last year due to injury. In only four games, he collected 20 tackles, including nine versus North Texas in his final game of the year. He also added four stops versus both UTEP and UAB (10/16) and three versus Rice. He was named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team, as well as earned the Golden Standard at the Talon Awards last May, a Southern Miss student-run event, as the best representative for his respective sport. Last spring, Bozeman earned a C-USA Academic Medal and was a member the league's Commissioner's Honor Roll.
The Flora, Miss., native also is incredibly active in the community working with local churches as well as his one back in his hometown and he also serves as the President of the campus' Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Nominations for the Wuerffel Trophy are made by the respective universities' Sports Information Departments and will close on October 14. An up-to-date list of nominees can be found at www.wuerffeltrophy.org beginning on August 1. Semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 1, and finalists will be announced on November 22.
The formal announcement of the 2022 recipient is scheduled to be made on December 8, and the presentation of the 2022 Wuerffel Trophy will occur on February 24, 2023.
