The National College Football Awards Association placed Kent State senior safety Nate Holley (Toledo, Ohio) on the 22nd Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Tuesday, which honors the defensive player of the year. Holley is one of 90 FBS players and one of just two Mid-American Conference players on the list.
A two-time All-MAC First Team selection, Holley has made 315 career tackles. He is also a two-time member of the Academic All-MAC Team.
Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of '67.