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Helmuth named a Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
10/30/2018 12:00:00 PM | Football
Fresno State senior linebacker George Helmuth has been named a 2018 Burlsworth Trophy nominee, as announced by the Springdale (AR) Rotary Club on Tuesday.
FAYETTEVILLE, AR. - Fresno State senior linebacker George Helmuth has been named a 2018 Burlsworth Trophy nominee, as announced by the Springdale (AR) Rotary Club on Tuesday.
Helmuth was one of 69 players nominated from Division 1 (FBS) schools from across the country for the Burlsworth Trophy which is named in honor of Brandon Burlsworth, a former University of Arkansas walk-on and All-American offensive lineman.
The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding football player in American who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field.
Each nominee must have begun his first season of participation with FBS (D1) football program without financial aid of any kind from his university's athletic department. With the award now in its ninth year, Burlsworth's life is the subject of a major motion picture, "GREATER", which was released in 2016.
A fifth-year senior and Fresno native, Helmuth has started all eight games this season at linebacker and is tied for fourth on the team with Mike Bell in tackles with 42. His 25 solo tackles are tied for second-most on the team and his 4.0 tackles for loss are fourth on the team.
Helmuth shares the team lead with three sacks and has added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup. In the 'Dogs 21-3 win at Nevada on Oct. 6, Helmuth tied his career-high with 11 tackles to go along with 1.5 tackles for loss and a 0.5 sack
"We are now in our ninth year of this award and I'm amazed at the inspiring stories we hear each year." said Marty Burlsworth, CEO and founder of the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation and older brother of Brandon. "Beginning your college career as a walk-on is certainly not an easy thing to do. These young men accepted that challenge, when others told them 'you can't', they said 'I can!'"
The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation, in conjunction with Springdale Rotary Club, will host an awards ceremony on December 3, 2018 in Springdale, AR to honor the three finalists and to announce the 2018 winner.
The 2017 winner was quarterback Luke Falk from Washington State University. A three-year starter for WSU, Falk broke the Pac-12 record for career passing yards during his senior season. He is now a member of the Miami Dolphins. The 2015 and 2016 winner was Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield who was the first pick in the 2018 NFL draft.
The 2018 Burlsworth Trophy nominees are:
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Helmuth was one of 69 players nominated from Division 1 (FBS) schools from across the country for the Burlsworth Trophy which is named in honor of Brandon Burlsworth, a former University of Arkansas walk-on and All-American offensive lineman.
The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding football player in American who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field.
Each nominee must have begun his first season of participation with FBS (D1) football program without financial aid of any kind from his university's athletic department. With the award now in its ninth year, Burlsworth's life is the subject of a major motion picture, "GREATER", which was released in 2016.
A fifth-year senior and Fresno native, Helmuth has started all eight games this season at linebacker and is tied for fourth on the team with Mike Bell in tackles with 42. His 25 solo tackles are tied for second-most on the team and his 4.0 tackles for loss are fourth on the team.
Helmuth shares the team lead with three sacks and has added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup. In the 'Dogs 21-3 win at Nevada on Oct. 6, Helmuth tied his career-high with 11 tackles to go along with 1.5 tackles for loss and a 0.5 sack
"We are now in our ninth year of this award and I'm amazed at the inspiring stories we hear each year." said Marty Burlsworth, CEO and founder of the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation and older brother of Brandon. "Beginning your college career as a walk-on is certainly not an easy thing to do. These young men accepted that challenge, when others told them 'you can't', they said 'I can!'"
The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation, in conjunction with Springdale Rotary Club, will host an awards ceremony on December 3, 2018 in Springdale, AR to honor the three finalists and to announce the 2018 winner.
The 2017 winner was quarterback Luke Falk from Washington State University. A three-year starter for WSU, Falk broke the Pac-12 record for career passing yards during his senior season. He is now a member of the Miami Dolphins. The 2015 and 2016 winner was Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield who was the first pick in the 2018 NFL draft.
The 2018 Burlsworth Trophy nominees are:
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| Alabama | SR | Jamey Mosley | LB |
| Appalachian State | JR | Noel Cook | OL |
| Arkansas | JR | Connor Limpert | K |
| Arkansas State | RS Fresh | Blake Grupe | K |
| Auburn | SR | Tucker Brown | TE |
| Ball State | JR | Riley Miller | WR |
| Baylor | JR | Ross Matisick | LS |
| Brigham Young | SR | Gavin Fowler | DB |
| California | SR | Patrick Laird | RB |
| Clemson | SR | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| Coastal Carolina | JR | Ky'Jon Tyler | WR |
| Colorado | SR | Kyle Evans | RB |
| Colorado State | Soph | Adam Prentice | FB |
| East Carolina | SR | Nate Harvey | DE |
| Eastern Michigan | Soph | Freddie McGee III | DB |
| Florida Atlantic | SR | Gerald Hearns | RB/ST |
| Fresno State | SR | George Helmuth | LB |
| Georgia State | JR | Brandon Wright | P/PK |
| Hawaii | JR | Kaimana Padello | DL |
| Houston | SR | Roman Brown | LB |
| Indiana | SR | Luke Timian | WR |
| Iowa | SR | Jake Gervase | FS |
| Iowa State | JR | Braxton Lewis | S |
| Kansas State | JR | Dalton Schoen | WR |
| Kent State | SR | Matt Bahr | LB |
| Kentucky | SR | David Bouvier | WR |
| Marshall | JR | Malik Gant | S |
| Massachusetts | SR | Joe Previte | DL |
| Memphis | JR | Austin Hall | OLB |
| Michigan State | JR | Kenny Willekes | DE |
| Minnesota | SR | Blake Cashman | LB |
| Mississippi State | Soph | Jace Christmann | PK |
| Nebraska | JR | Jacob Weinmaster | ILB |
| Nevada | SR | Lucas Weber | LB |
| New Mexico | JR | Aaron Overacker | TE |
| New Mexico State | JR | Anthony Muse | WR |
| North Carolina | SR | Cole Holcomb | LB |
| Notre Dame | SR | Chris Finke | WR |
| Ohio State | SR | Kevin Woidke | OL |
| Oklahoma | JR | Lee Morris | WR |
| Oklahoma State | SR | Taylor Cornelius | QB |
| Old Dominion | JR | Blake LaRussa | QB |
| Oregon | SR | Kaulana Apelu | LB |
| Oregon State | Soph | Conor Blount | QB |
| Penn State | JR | Jan Johnson | LB |
| Pittsburgh | SR | Oluwaseun Idowu | LB |
| San Diego State | JR | Kahale Warring | TE |
| SMU | SR | Garrett Stotts | LS |
| South Carolina | SR | Jacob August | TE |
| Southern California | SR | Wyatt Schmidt | H/S |
| Syracuse | RS Fresh | Andre Szmyt | K |
| Temple | SR | Rob Ritrovato | FB |
| Tennessee | SR | Paul Bain | DL |
| Texas A&M | SR | Cullen Gillaspia | FB/ST |
| Texas Tech | SR | Ja'Deion High | WR |
| Toledo | SR | Ka'dar Hollman | CB |
| Tulane | SR | Brian Newman | WR |
| Tulsa | SR | Cole Neph | TE |
| UCF | Soph | Greg McCrae | RB |
| UCLA | SR | Christian Pabico | WR |
| Utah State | SR | Quin Ficklin | OC |
| UTSA | Soph | Jared Sackett | PK |
| Virginia | SR | Lester Coleman | P |
| Wake Forest | JR | Jack Freudenthal | TE |
| West Virginia | Soph | Evan Staley | K |
| Western Kentucky | JR | Ben Holt | LB |
| Western Michigan | SR | Odell Miller | TE |
| Wisconsin | SR | Ryan Connelly | ILB |
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