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Flournoy Named Nominee for AFCA Allstate Good Works Team, Wuerffel Trophy
7/17/2024 3:21:00 PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM – Redshirt junior offensive lineman Zaire Flournoy has been named a nominee for the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, which are college football's top two community service awards.
This is the first year that Allstate has partnered with the Wuerffel Trophy, which now brings together two of the most meaningful awards in college football.
Established in 2005, the Wuerffel Trophy now in its 20th year and is presented annually to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) player who best combines exemplary community service with leadership and performance on and off the field. Named after Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Famer Danny Wuerffel, the award honors the former NFL quarterback's commitment to inspiring greater service and unity in the world.
The 2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy recipient will be selected by a national voting committee and announced on The Home Depot/ESPN College Football Awards Show in December. Only FBS players elected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team are eligible for the honor, which replaces the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team captain.
Established in 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team recognizes college football athletes for their unwavering commitment to community service and their "good works" off the field. This year's 178 nominees champion causes including mental health awareness, youth mentorship, hunger relief, domestic abuse prevention, and many more. In addition to being actively involved with a charitable organization or service group, each player must also maintain strong academic standing to be considered for a spot on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
The final roster of 23 award recipients announced later in September will bring together:
If Flournoy is named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, he would become the second Blazer in program history to do so, joining Shaq Jones in 2017.
Flournoy suffered a torn achilles in the spring of 2023 which caused him to miss all of last season. Flournoy stayed involved by giving back to the community and logged over 50 hours of community service during the 2023-24 year, which was the most of any male student-athlete at UAB. Read more about Flournoy here.
The Blazers are just 43 days away from opening the 2024 season. Season tickets are available by clicking here.
This is the first year that Allstate has partnered with the Wuerffel Trophy, which now brings together two of the most meaningful awards in college football.
Established in 2005, the Wuerffel Trophy now in its 20th year and is presented annually to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) player who best combines exemplary community service with leadership and performance on and off the field. Named after Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Famer Danny Wuerffel, the award honors the former NFL quarterback's commitment to inspiring greater service and unity in the world.
The 2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy recipient will be selected by a national voting committee and announced on The Home Depot/ESPN College Football Awards Show in December. Only FBS players elected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team are eligible for the honor, which replaces the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team captain.
Established in 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team recognizes college football athletes for their unwavering commitment to community service and their "good works" off the field. This year's 178 nominees champion causes including mental health awareness, youth mentorship, hunger relief, domestic abuse prevention, and many more. In addition to being actively involved with a charitable organization or service group, each player must also maintain strong academic standing to be considered for a spot on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
The final roster of 23 award recipients announced later in September will bring together:
- 11 players from the NCAA FBS
- 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Divisions II, III and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
- 1 honorary head coach
If Flournoy is named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, he would become the second Blazer in program history to do so, joining Shaq Jones in 2017.
Flournoy suffered a torn achilles in the spring of 2023 which caused him to miss all of last season. Flournoy stayed involved by giving back to the community and logged over 50 hours of community service during the 2023-24 year, which was the most of any male student-athlete at UAB. Read more about Flournoy here.
The Blazers are just 43 days away from opening the 2024 season. Season tickets are available by clicking here.
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