Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, while Jayhawk linebacker Mike Rivera was tabbed to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, it was announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday. The Maxwell Award has been presented to the outstanding collegiate football player in America since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell. The Chuck Bednarik Award has been presented since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, a former University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Eagle great. Bednarik is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the NFL Hall of Fame.

University of New Mexico football fans will get a chance to whet their appetite for the 2008 season this week as the MountainWest Sports Network rebroadcasts nine Lobo football games from the 2006 and 2007 seasons as part of its New Mexico Week coverage. The Mtn. will air six New Mexico football games on Monday and Wednesday, and five games on Saturday.

Arizona State University senior safety Troy Nolan has been named to the Bednarik Award Watch List, awarded annually to the nation's top defensive player.

Senior quarterback Rudy Carpenter and senior running back Keegan Herring have been named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, the award presented to the outstanding collegiate football player in America.

Six Clemson football players are listed as candidates for two awards announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday. Club President Ron Jaworski announced 75 candidates from around the country for the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards, respectively. The Maxwell Award has been presented to the outstanding college football player since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert W. Tiny Maxwell. The Bednarik Award has been presented since 1995 and goes to the top defensive player in college football.

UCF senior cornerback Joe Burnett (Eustis, Fla./Eustis) was one of 75 players in the country named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, which was released Monday. The award is presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the best defensive player in the nation.

Northwestern's Coaches' Caravan is set to make its next stop Friday at the 87th Evanston Fourth of July Parade. Fans can pick up free Wildcat items to get ready for the season and take pictures with Willie the Wildcat and NU's last three Big Ten Championship trophies. The Wildcat fan booth will be located at the end of the parade route in the Ryan Field parking lot at the corner of Ashland and Central.

Two University of Illinois players have been named on the 2008 watch lists for major college football awards. Junior cornerback Vontae Davis is one of 10 Big Ten players selected among 75 national candidates for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which is given to the Defensive Player of the Year. Sophomore wide receiver Arrelious Benn is among 10 Big Ten players and 75 players from across the country being considered for the Maxwell Award, which is emblematic of the College Player of the Year.

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Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton has been named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Monday afternoon. The award is given to the best defensive player in college football and is the fourth preseason watch list Middleton has found himself on.