Tulsa’s Dane Evans Named as Candidate for 2016 Senior Class Award for Football
10/12/2016 4:05:00 PM | Football
The University of Tulsa senior quarterback Dane Evans was one of 30 NCAA® Football Bowl Subdivision student-athletes selected today as a candidate for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate football. These candidates excel both on and off the field and to be eligible, must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
Of the 30 candidates, 18 have grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher with seven of those holding above a 3.5. Five are returning All-Americans, and 22 were all-conference selections in 2016. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
To determine the final Senior CLASS Award winner, the 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. Along with the winner, the 10 finalists will be awarded Senior CLASS Award first- or second-team honors.
Evans, from Sanger, Texas, has been involved in various community events throughout his career at Tulsa. He has volunteered for Feed My Starving Children, tornado Team Relief, Youth Day Camps, FCA events, St. Francis Children's Hospital visits and elementary school reading and activities. Earlier this season, Evans was named to the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®.
Evans has played in 38 career games and has 35 starts, while completing 740-of-1304 passes for 9,467 career yards and 61 touchdowns. He ranks third on the school's all-time passing and total offense chart, and third for TD passes. Evans has 13 career 300+ passing games and shares the school record with four career 400+ passing games.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
This year, the Senior CLASS Award also will honor deceased Nebraska student-athlete Sam Foltz by making him an honorary candidate. The 2015 Big Ten Punter of the Year and a preseason candidate for the Ray Guy Award, Foltz was killed in an automobile accident on July 23, 2016, after attending a kicking camp in Wisconsin. A standout on the field as well as in the classroom and community, Foltz was a five-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, a member of both the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship teams, and earlier this year was awarded a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award, which recognizes exceptional leadership, consistent and dedicated community service and positive influence on the team.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the football bowl season in early January. For more information on the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
2016 Senior Class Award Football Candidates
| Zach Banner, Southern Cal |
| Adam Bisnowaty, Pittsburgh |
| Matt Breida, Georgia Southern |
| Richie Brown, Mississippi State |
| Roman Buchanan, South Alabama |
| Joe Burger, Ohio State |
| Jake Butt, Michigan |
| Mike Caprara, Pittsburgh |
| Nick Cuthbert, Kent State |
| DeVon Edwards, Duke |
| Jake Elliott, Memphis |
| Evan Engram, Ole Miss |
| Dane Evans, Tulsa |
| Jordan Evans, Oklahoma |
| Skyler Howard, West Virginia |
| Ryan Janvion, Wake Forest |
| Zay Jones, East Carolina |
| Chad Kelly, Ole Miss |
| KeVonn Mabon, Ball State |
| Viliami Moeakiola, Arizona State |
| Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia |
| Mitchell Paige, Indiana |
| Josiah Price, Michigan State |
| Travis Seefeldt, Utah State |
| Fish Smithson, Kansas |
| Weston Steelhammer, Air Force |
| Justin Vogel, Miami (FL) |
| Greg Ward Jr., Houston |
| Tre'Davious White, LSU Sam Foltz, Nebraska (Honorary) |
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