SAN MARCOS, Texas –The Wuerffel Trophy, presented by Chick-fil-A Foundation® announced today that Texas State wide receiver/punt returner Hutch White is on its preseason Watch List.
 
The Wuerffel Trophy, known as "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service," is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.  Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the FBS player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
 
White is a senior wide receiver-punt returner for the Bobcats. He is a preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selection as a punt returner in 2019 after being named an Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt selection in 2018. He ended last season with 34 receptions for 298 yards and two touchdowns. He also ranked second among Sun Belt Conference leaders with a 10.0 punt return average after returning 16 punts for 160 yards in 2018. He had a season-long 45-yard return against New Mexico State that season.
 
A senior from Kerrville, Texas, White is a marketing major at Texas State and been a member of the Dean's list six times. He received Texas State's Star of Excellence award three times and a Bobcat Academic Excellence Award four times. He also received the Accounting Star Award in 2018.
 
His community service includes serving as a Wheatgrass Production chair and a Race 4 Relief chair with ENACTUS to benefit Make a Wish Foundation, Caritas of Austin and True Vineyard Ministries. He has been a speaker at several events, volunteered for the Women's Clinic during the past three years, worked at the Hays County Pee Wee Football Camps, and participated in a "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" events. He helped with the Sun Belt Conference "Strong Ain't Wrong" initiative for mental wellness, and served as a volunteer at the Hays County Food Bank and Hays County Women's Center. In addition, he has read at several schools in San Marcos and is on the leadership team for Team Impact with Mathiaz Rocha, and is the football representative on Texas State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
 
This year's list includes 91 players from college football's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). White is one of nine players from Sun Belt Conference schools on the list. Nominations for the Wuerffel Trophy are made by the respective universities' Sports Information Departments. A current list of nominees can be found at www.wuerffeltrophy.org beginning on August 1.  Semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 5 and finalists will be announced on November 18.
 
The formal announcement of the 2019 recipient will be made at the National Football Foundation's festivities in New York City on December 10. The presentation of the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy will occur at the 51st All Sports Association Awards Banquet on February 14, 2020.