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USU football: DE Jacoby Wildman tabbed Wuerffel Trophy nominee

Aggie defensive end Jacoby Wildman celebrates after the USU defense recorded a quarterback sack during Friday's scrimmage at Maverik Stadium in Logan.

Utah State junior defensive end Jacoby Wildman has been named as a nominee for the 2018 Wuerffel Trophy.

Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy Winner, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy, “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, annually to the college football player that best combines exemplary community service with academic and athletic achievement.

Wildman is one of eight Mountain West players named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List and one of 103 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision nominated for the award.