College Football
WVU’s Garrett Greene Nominated for CFB’s Highest Honors in Community Service
WVU’s Garrett Greene is being recognized with two of college football’s highest honors that recognize his work in the community.
In addition to Greene’s success on the field, he’s being nominated for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and has been placed on the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Greene was chosen to represent WVU due to his impact on the community as a whole.
One example of this is when Greene, and former teammate Zach Frazier, went to visit a sick girl in the hospital the morning after enduring a tough loss to Houston during the 2023 season.
Now with Allstate onboard, the Wuerffel Trophy honors a student-athlete who is inspired to serve others and make a positive impact on society. Together with the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, whose 2024 nominees are announced below, the awards will mark college football’s premier honors for community service.
“Student-athletes deserve recognition for their contributions both in and out of sports” said Troy Hawkes, Allstate executive vice president and general manager. “The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy doubles down on Allstate’s commitment to celebrating college football athletes for outstanding performance on the field, in the classroom, and in their community.”
The @WuerffelFdn and @Allstate present… The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy! Together with the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, these awards will mark college football’s premier honors for community service. https://t.co/kCNUbDebCH pic.twitter.com/pTG5UhW4Qg
— Allstate Wuerffel Trophy (@WuerffelTrophy) July 17, 2024
More from the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy
The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, college football’s premier award for community service, 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.
“Our partnership with Allstate and the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team builds upon the purposeful impact of these awards,” said Wuerffel. “We want to inspire college athletes to be community-minded, live for others, and sacrifice their own interests for the benefit of other people.”
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 2005, this year marks the 20th anniversary of the first Wuerffel Trophy, awarded to Rudy Niswanger of LSU, followed by eighteen recipients. Georgia’s Ladd McConkey was most recently honored with the award and named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in 2023. Throughout this season, the Wuerffel Foundation will reflect on these first nineteen recipients and honor the history of college football’s premier award for community service.
Part of this story was taken from the press release about the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy
