MURFREESBORO - The National College Football Awards Association announced the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List for the upcoming 2020 college football season Monday, which included Blue Raider senior Reed Blankenship. Blankenship has now been added to the Jim Thorpe and Bednarik Watch Lists while also garnering first team all-conference honors from Phil Steele.
Given annually to college football's top defensive back, the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is one of the Association's most coveted honors. Established in 1986, the award recognizes performance on the field, athletic ability and character, in accordance with its namesake.