Nov. 3, 2015 FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor senior Spencer Drango was named a 2015 Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist, as the list was released by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Tuesday. The Wuerffel Trophy annually recognizes college football's top community servant.
In the community, Drango has traveled to Brazil for a mission trip with Baylor student-athletes in May 2015. He is the president of BU's chapter of Uplifting Athletes, which is an organization that raises research dollars for rare diseases. Drango has also led monthly Fellowship of Christian Athletes gatherings at a local middle school over the last two years and has participated in Baylor's 'Feed My Starving Children' initiative in 2012, 2014 and 2015.
In the classroom, the Cedar Park, Texas, product has been a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree, while earning 2013 first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. He is a two-time Baylor Dean's List honoree and an eight-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection. Drango graduated in December 2014 with a degree in Finance and is currently working on his Master's.
On the field for the undefeated Bears, Drango is a returning All-American and a two-time All-Big 12 first team honoree. In 2015, Drango has started all seven games at left tackle for No. 2 ranked Baylor. He has aided the Bears in again being the top offense in the country (686.1 ypg and 61.1 ppg), while ranking second in rushing offense with 338.3 yards per game on the ground. With Drango's help, Baylor ranks eighth in the country in sacks allowed with .86 per game.
He was named the Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of Year in 2014, after starting all 13 games for the Big 12 champion Bears.
The 2015 Wuerffel semifinalist list includes eight players, while Drango is one of two selections from the Big 12 Conference on the list, along with Oklahoma's Ty Darlington. The semifinalist selection comes after Drango was named to the award's watch list in July and a nominee in late October.
Other semifinalists include: Ross Martin (Duke), Nate Sudfeld (Indiana), Landon Foster (Kentucky), Garrett Adcock (New Mexico), Corey Robinson (Notre Dame) and Alex Zmolik (Toledo).
Drango is already on the Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi watch lists as well. To round out his impressive resume he has been named a Campbell Trophy finalist and a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award.
The Wuerffel Trophy, known as "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service," is presented annually by the All Sports Association in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the FBS player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
Voting for the Wuerffel Trophy is performed by a national selection committee that includes college football television and print media, industry notables, former head coaches and prior Wuerffel Trophy recipients. Three finalists will be announced on Nov. 24, 2015, and the formal announcement of the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy recipient will be on Dec. 8, 2015, at the National Football Foundation's press conference in New York City.
The presentation of the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy will occur at the 47th-annual All Sports Association Awards Banquet on Feb. 12, 2016 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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