NEW ORLEANS, La. - JP Tighe was named the recipent of the Inagural Tony Robichaux Leadership Award on Monday afternoon by the Sun Belt Conference. This award is awarded to a player who exemplifies great leadership and sportsmanship on a Sun Belt team.
"It's a real honor for our program and JP Tighe to be named the first recipeient of the Tony Robichaux Leadership Award," said Eagles head coach Rodney Hennon. "Coach Robe (Robichaux) led a life that brought out the best in those around him every day, and when I think of Tighe and the five years he has been a part of our program at Georgia Southern, I can say that he does the same thing.