Graduate defensive end Tyriq Harris (Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley) has been named to the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. The Wuerffel Trophy is presented to the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
This is the second straight season that Harris has been named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. He was named to the 2019 List, but missed the season with injury. Harris graduated cum laude with a degree in biology last spring and has served as a team captain in 2018 and 2019. Despite missing the season, Harris received the team's Coaches' Award following their first-ever bowl season for the positive impact he continued to have on the team.