Sean Weatherspoon
 
Sean Weatherspoon
  
 
Weatherspoon Wins National Weekly Award

Junior Linebacker Named Lott Trophy IMPACT Player of the Week

Nov. 11, 2008

Columbia, Mo. – University of Missouri junior linebacker Sean Weatherspoon (Jasper, Texas) was named today as the Lott Trophy IMPACT Player of the Week for his play in last Saturday’s 41-24 win over Kansas State.  The 13th-ranked Tigers improved to 8-2 on the season (3-2 in Big 12 Conference play), thanks in large part to Weatherspoon’s defensive play, as he registered a game-high 13 tackles, including two tackles for loss and one quarterback sack while adding two pass break ups.

 

Weatherspoon was part of a stout defensive effort by Mizzou’s first string defense.  The number-one unit left the game midway through the fourth quarter with MU holding a 41-10 lead, until K-State got two touchdowns in the final 1:11 against Tiger reserves.  Kansas State gained just 213 yards of total offense against the number-one defense, well below the Wildcats’ season averages of 418.22 yards and 36.56 points coming into the game.

 

A top candidate for All-American and other numerous national awards in 2008, Weatherspoon has established himself as one of the top linebackers in the country.  He currently ranks 5th in the NCAA in tackles per game (11.00) and he also leads the Big 12 Conference, and ranks 9th nationally, with 1.55 tackles for loss per game.  For the season, Weatherspoon leads MU with 110 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and three interceptions.  He returned interceptions for touchdowns in consecutive games for the first time in school history, including a key fourth-quarter pick-six that helped seal MU’s 52-42 win over 20th-ranked Illinois.


 

 

 

Weatherspoon is a semi-finalist for The Lott Trophy, which was established by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation to honor college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year.  The IMPACT award recognizes college football's Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.

 

The award is unique because it represents the first trophy to give equal weight to personal character as well as athletic performance from a defensive college player and is the first national college football award based on the West Coast.

 

For more information on the Lott Trophy and the weekly IMPACT Award, please visit:

http://www.lotttrophy.com/        

 

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