🏈 Logan Named to Prestigious Bednarik Award Watch List

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas senior security Kenny Logan Jr., was named to his third preseason watch record of the summer time on Monday when he was named to the watch record for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which is introduced yearly to the excellent defensive participant in faculty soccer.

Logan had already been named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch record, awarded to the highest defensive again in faculty soccer, and the Hornung Award watch record, introduced to essentially the most versatile participant in faculty soccer. The protection was additionally named to the All-Huge 12 Preseason Group.

The St. Augustine native is certainly one of 10 Huge 12 gamers on the watch record.

Logan was a second-team all-conference participant final yr and led all safeties nationally with 113 tackles. He additionally led the Huge 12 in tackles and had 79 solo tackles, which ranked third within the nation amongst all gamers.

He performed in all 12 video games for the Jayhawks in 2021, and completed with 4 tackles-for-loss, two pressured fumbles, six move breakups and one interception to go together with his 113 tackles.

Logan completed the 2021 season as the one participant within the nation to have a minimum of 113 tackles, six move breakups and a number of pressured fumbles on the yr. He set a career-high in tackles at TCU with 15 and have become the primary Kansas defensive again since Chris Harris Jr., in 2009 to have a minimum of 15 tackles and a number of tackles-for-loss in the identical sport.

Logan’s accomplishments from final yr have been greater than sufficient to earn him a spot on the Bednarik Award watch record. The Bednarik Award has been introduced to the School Defensive Participant of the 12 months since 1994 and is known as in honor of Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik, who was an All-American at Penn, and later a multiple-year All-Professional linebacker and heart for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Semifinalists for the award might be introduced on November 1, whereas the three finalists might be unveiled Nov. 22.

Logan and the Jayhawks will open the 2022 season on Sept. 2 at dwelling towards Tennessee Tech. Followers should buy single-game tickets now. Kansas is ready for a six-game dwelling schedule this season. On prime of Tennessee Tech, Coach Lance Leipold and Kansas will even host ACC foe Duke on Sept. 24, earlier than taking up Huge 12 opponents Iowa State, TCU, Oklahoma State and Texas at Memorial Stadium.

Along with single-game tickets, season tickets can be found and begin as little as $185.