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CALIFORN GOLDEN BEARS FOOTBALL<br />
PLAYERS/COACHES 2015 HONORS & AWARDS<br />
DANIEL LASCO – Cort Majors Team Captain (Cal), East-West Shrine<br />
Game Selection, NFL Scouting Combine Selection, Preseason Best<br />
Interview (Sporting News), Preseason Cal Players to Watch (Lindy’s),<br />
Preseason Doak Walker Award Candidate, Preseason Heisman<br />
Trophy Possibility (Phil Steele), Preseason Key Golden Bears (Athlon),<br />
Preseason No. 14 Draft Eligible Running Back (Phil Steele),<br />
Preseason No. 18 National Fantasy Football Running Back (Lindy’s),<br />
Preseason Second-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele), Preseason Third-<br />
Team All-Pac-12 (Athlon, Lindy’s)<br />
KENNY LAWLER – First-Team All-Pac-12, Midseason All-Pac-12 (Bay<br />
Area News Group), NFL Scouting Combine Selection, Preseason Cal<br />
Players to Watch (Lindy’s), Preseason Difference-Maker (Sporting<br />
News), Preseason Key Golden Bears (Athlon), Preseason No. 36<br />
Draft Eligible Wide Receiver (Phil Steele), Preseason Second-Team<br />
All-Pac-12 (Athlon), Preseason Third-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele),<br />
Second-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele), Midseason The Biletnikoff<br />
Award Watch List<br />
COLE LEININGER – Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Academic<br />
GRIFFIN PIATT – First-Team Pac-12 All-Academic, Frank Schlessinger<br />
Coaches Award – Player Who Demonstrates Outstanding Athletic<br />
Ability And Academic Success (Cal), Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football<br />
Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Cal)<br />
LONNY POWELL – Preseason No. 49 National Freshman Running<br />
Back (Phil Steele)<br />
EVAN RAMBO – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of<br />
the Week (Cal)<br />
JORDAN RIGSBEE – Brick Muller Award – Most Valuable Lineman,<br />
Cort Majors Team Captain (Cal), Preseason No. 5 Top 2016 NFL Draft<br />
Offensive Guard Prospect (Lindy’s)<br />
BUG RIVERA – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of the<br />
Week (Cal)<br />
LUKE RUBENZER – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete<br />
of the Week (Cal), Second-Team Pac-12 All-Academic<br />
JAMES LOONEY – Preseason Cal’s Top Newcomer (Lindy’s)<br />
PUKA LOPA – Ken Harvey Award – Player Demonstrating Academic<br />
Commitment And Improvement (Cal)<br />
MARCUS MANLEY – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete<br />
of the Week (Cal)<br />
STEFAN MCCLURE – Cort Majors Team Captain (Cal), Honorable Mention<br />
All-Pac-12, Joe Roth Award – Player Who Best Exemplifies Courage,<br />
Sportsmanship And Attitude (Cal), Pac-12 Defensive Player of<br />
the Week – October 3, Preseason Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®<br />
Nominee, Preseason Fourth-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele), Preseason<br />
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List<br />
BILLY MCCRARY III – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete<br />
of the Week (Cal)<br />
JONATHAN MCDONALD – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-<br />
Athlete of the Week (Cal)<br />
TONY MEKARI – Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Academic<br />
KHALFANI MUHAMMAD – Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week<br />
– September 19 (Cal), Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year<br />
(CAL OSKIS)<br />
ABE MUNAYER – Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year (Cal<br />
Oskis)<br />
HARDY NICKERSON – Bear Backers MVP – Defense (Cal), Cort Majors<br />
Team Captain (Cal), Honorable Mention All-Pac-12, Second-Team<br />
All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele)<br />
KANAWAI NOA – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of<br />
the Week (Cal)<br />
DEION OLIVER – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of<br />
the Week (Cal)<br />
CAMERON SAFFLE – Clint Evans Award – Most Intense Freshman<br />
Competitor (Cal)<br />
CARLOS STRICKLAND – Preseason No. 1 Cal Signee (247Sports/<br />
Sporting News), Preseason No. 19 National Freshman Wide Receiver<br />
(Phil Steele), Preseason No. 24 National Wide Receiver Recruit (247<br />
Composite/Athlon), Preseason No. 33 Pac-12 Recruit (247<br />
Composite/Athlon)<br />
QUENTIN TARTABULL – Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-<br />
Athlete of the Week (Cal)<br />
BRYCE TREGGS – Berkeley Breakfast Club Award – Outstanding Player<br />
In The Big Game (Cal), Honorable Mention All-Pac-12, Preseason<br />
Cal Players to Watch (Lindy’s), Preseason No. 39 Draft Eligible Wide<br />
Receiver (Phil Steele), Preseason Third-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele),<br />
Third-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele)<br />
TREY TURNER – Bob Simmons Award – Most Valuable Freshman<br />
(Cal), Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of the Week<br />
(Cal)<br />
RUSSELL UDE – Dink Artal Award – Scout Team Player of the Year<br />
Defense (Cal), Preseason No. 68 National Defensive Lineman (Phil<br />
Steele)<br />
SEMISI ULUAVE – Preseason No. 3 Cal Signee (247Sports/Sporting<br />
News), Preseason No. 68 National Freshman Offensive Lineman (Phil<br />
Steele)<br />
CAMERON WALKER – Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Academic<br />
DARIUS WHITE – Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week – September<br />
26 (College Sports Madness), Preseason Third-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil<br />
Steele)<br />
DEVANTE WILSON – Preseason No. 65 National Junior College Player<br />
(Phil Steele)<br />
PATRICK WORSTELL – J Scott Duncan Award – Most Valuable<br />
Special Teams Player (Cal)<br />
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2016 CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL INFORMATION GUIDE
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