Savage Named Semifinalist for Draddy Trophy

Oct 20, 2006

Official National Football Foundation Release

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Allegheny College senior Jimmy Savage (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover) has been named as one of 148 semifinalists for the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame’s Draddy Trophy. The award, one of college football’s most sought after and competitive, recognizes and individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership.

This season Savage has come into his own, throwing for a career-high 1,646 yards on 133-of-217 passing with 15 touchdowns through just six games. He broke the single-game passing marks in yards (400), completions (38) and attempts (58) in a loss to Wabash, and is closing the gap on single season records in each of his season totals.

He currently ranks fifth on the career passing yardage list, third on career attempts and second in completions. Through his three years as a starting quarterback, he has completed 392 of his 656 passes for 4,325 yards and 32 touchdowns.

Nominated by their schools, semifinalists must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPE of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.

Launched in 1959, the NFF scholar-athlete program became the first initiative in history to credit a player for both academic and athletic accomplishments. The Draddy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the program’s mystique. Past Draddy winners include two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, a Heisman winner. Notable winners include Peyton Manning in 1997 and Chad Pennington in 1999, both currently starting quarterbacks in the National Football League.

The Gators are currently 4-2 on the season, having bettered last season’s win total with a 49-38 shootout victory over the Lords of Kenyon College. The squad faces off against the Fighting Scots of The College of Wooster on Saturday, October 21, with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m.

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