Award watch lists are a ritual of preseason college football. About a week ago, we saw two Tar Heels make these lists in Michael Carter and Carl Tucker. In days since, a couple other UNC players have been included in some others.
In addition to being the only Tar Heel to make a preseason all-conference team at ACC Kickoff, Anthony Ratliff-Williams was included on the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award.
The Hornung Award is a fairly recent addition to the hardware of college football, but it boasts some impressive winners already.