KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee redshirt senior long snapper Riley Lovingood has been named to the watch list for the inaugural Patrick Mannelly Award, which is the first annual achievement award for college long snappers.
Lovingood is one of 25 players on the Mannelly Award Watch List, which is named after NFL long snapper Patrick Mannelly. The award will be presented in Chicago on Dec. 14 and is sponsored by Bernie Bock’s Book Bank, a non-profit organization located in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
The field of candidates will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists on Nov. 16 before three finalists are announced on Nov. 23.
Lovingood has played in 26 games during his four seasons on Rocky Top and has been the Vols’ primary long snapper for punts. This season, Lovingood is expected to handle snapping duties for punts and field goals following the graduation of Jesse Medford.
The Hendersonville, Tennessee native earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Oct. 31, 2016 for his performance in a win at Georgia and was named to the 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
Tennessee 2019 Preseason Watch List Selections
Jarrett Guarantano – Maxwell Award
Darrell Taylor – Chuck Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Ty Chandler – Doak Walker Award
Dominick Wood-Anderson – John Mackey Award
Brandon Kennedy – Rimington Trophy
Ryan Johnson – Wuerffel Trophy
Trey Smith – Wuerffel Trophy
Riley Lovingood – Patrick Mannelly Award
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