SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State senior linebacker David Mayo has been named to the 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award watch list, the Rotary Club of Houston announced Monday. The award, which is presented to the college lineman of the year, includes 123 players from 76 different institutions, including seven from the Sun Belt Conference schools.
 
Mayo also has been named 2014 preseason All-Sun Belt First Team selection by Lindy's and Athlon and a Second-Team selection by Phil Steele after being named Honorable Mention All-SBC by league coaches and All-SBC Second-Team by Phil Steele and College Sports Madness in 2013.
 
He led the SBC and ranked 12th nationally in solo tackles with an average of 6.0 per game, ranked 13th nationally and fourth among Sun Belt Conference leaders in total tackles with an average of 8.9 per game. In addition, he averaged 10.0 tackles in conference only games to rank third among league leaders and ranked second among league leaders in interceptions with four.
 
Mayo tallied a career-high 16 tackles against Troy. His 16 stops were the second-highest total in the SBC and the most by a Texas State player in a single game.