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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -
Kenny Tate was named to the 2011 Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list. The award honors the top collegiate defensive player in the country.
The list was announced at a luncheon Tuesday held by Ronnie Lott, the NFL Hall of Fame safety, and the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation.
Tate, a senior linebacker, had 100 tackles (second on the team) and three interceptions en route to first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors.
He was the second-leading tackler in the ACC among defensive backs (moved to linebacker this spring) and tied for third in the ACC in solo tackles (4.6 pg). Tate also led the conference with four forced fumbles, the most by a Terp since Milton Harris had four in 2005.
This is the eighth year that the IMPACT Foundation has recognized the student-athletes throughout the nation who have had the biggest IMPACT on their teams both on and off the field. IMPACT is an acronym for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity, characteristics that Lott exhibited throughout his brilliant career at both USC and in the pros.
This year's list of 42 (Lott's uniform number) players includes 18 defensive backs, 15 linebackers and nine defensive linemen. There are 11 players from the ACC, eight from the SEC, seven from the Big Ten, six from the Pac-10, six from the Big 12, one from the Big East, one from the Mountain West, one from the Western Athletic Conference and one from Notre Dame.
Eleven of the nominees received All-America honors a year ago and 10 were accorded academic honors in their respective conferences.
The Lott Trophy has now donated nearly $850,000 to charities since its inception in 2004, including $275,000 to 23 different universities. The winners' school receives $25,000 annually, each of the three runner-ups $5,000 and the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week $1,000.
A national voter panel, made up of more than 200 former collegiate stars, former college coaches, members of the media and both the Lott IMPACT Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, will select the four finalists who will be honored at the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy banquet Dec. 11 in Newport Beach, Calif.
Material from the Lott Trophy contributed to this release
