Lott IMPACT Trophy

  NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has announced eight semi-finalists for the Eighth Annual Lott IMPACT Trophy. 

Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, the Lott Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year.  Now in its eighth year, the Lott Trophy is the first college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – Emmanuel Acho of Texas has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week.

Acho is a 6-2, 245-pound senior linebacker from Dallas who had a team high 11 tackles, two for losses, and defended one pass in the Longhorns’ 52-20 win over Texas Tech Saturday. 

by Ian massey 

   Alabama is 8-0 and rolling.

            The success of the 2011 Crimson Tide is in large part due to a defense that is ranked No. 1 in the country, allowing just seven points a game. And at the heart of that defense is linebacker Dont’a Hightower, a 260-pound force.

But for Hightower, a Lott IMPACT Trophy candidate and a highly regarded NFL draft prospect, a national championship would be the cherry on top of a bittersweet Thursday in January 2010.

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – Nebraska Linebacker Lavonte David has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week for the second time this season.

David, 6-1, 225, is a senior from Miami who had 13 tackles Saturday as the Cornhuskers shut down Michigan State in impressive fashion, 24-3.  The Nebraska defense held the Spartans to just 187 yards in total offense and no touchdowns. 

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has announced 20 quarter-finalists for the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy.

The list includes four defensive linemen, six linebackers and 10 defensive backs. There are six players from the Big Ten, four from the SEC, three from the Pac-12, three from the ACC, two from the Big-12 and one each from the Big East and an independent, Notre Dame.

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – Alabama Linebacker Dont’a Hightower  has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week.

A 6-4, 250-pound junior from Lewisburg, Tennessee, Hightower had an overpowering game on Saturday, recording seven tackles, one sack and three quarterback hurries plus being credited with breaking up two passes while adding an interception with a 29-yard return.

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – John Simon, Ohio State’s big-motored defensive lineman, has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week.

A 6-2, 270-pound junior from Youngstown, Simon recorded four tackles for loss, including two sacks, and eight total tackles as the Buckeyes upended previously unbeaten Illinois, 17-7.