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Omosigho Named Bednarik Award Semifinalist
PHILADELPHIA – Senior linebacker Sammy Omosigho of the No. 4-ranked UCLA football team was named one of 18 semifinalists for the 2026 Chuck Bednarik Award on Tuesday morning.
Presented by the Maxwell Football Club, the Bednarik Award annually recognizes college football’s Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year as voted on by a group of Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head football coaches, sports information directors, and national media. The winner of the 32nd Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 11.