Junior defensive end Carlos Dunlap (North Charleston, S.C.) and senior linebacker Brandon Spikes (Shelby, N.C.) were named to the 2009 Watch List for the 15th Chuck Bednarik Award, as announced by the Maxwell Football Club.
Dunlap, the Defensive MVP of the BCS National Championship game, tallied 39 tackles, including 21 solo and 18 assisted, while racking up a team-leading 13.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 quarterback sacks in 2008. In addition, he blocked 3 punts in his sophomore campaign, the most of any player under Coach Meyer.
Spikes was named a consensus 1st-team All-American and 1st-team All-SEC performer in 2008 in addition to being selected as a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and 2008 Chuck Bednarik Award. He was 1 of only 5 linebackers in the nation with 2interception returns for touchdowns last season, which tied the school record. The SEC Rocks!
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