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Nine Penn State players make multiple preseason award watch lists

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 14, 2026, 3:38 PM

Last updated Aug 14, 2026

Nine Penn State players make multiple preseason award watch lists

Summary

As of August 14, 2026, nine players from the Penn State Nittany Lions football team have been recognized across ten different prestigious award watch lists. Notable inclusions are K Ryan Barker for the Lou Groza Award and QB Rocco Becht for the Maxwell Award. Tight end Benjamin Brahmer is nominated for both the Lombardi and Mackey Awards. Other players recognized include C/G Cooper Cousins and LB Kooper Ebel, each competing for their respective accolades. Penn State aims for a successful season, with hopes of players securing awards.

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Key Details

•K Ryan Barker named for the Lou Groza Award
•QB Rocco Becht selected for the Maxwell Award
•TE Benjamin Brahmer nominated for Lombardi and Mackey Awards
•C/G Cooper Cousins up for the Wuerffel Trophy
•LB Kooper Ebel recognized for the Butkus Award

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3:38 PMYahoo Sports — All the Penn State Players Named to Award Watch Lists

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It’s watch list season! As of this publication, nine Nittany Lions have been named to 10 different watch lists (tight end Benjamin Brahmer received two nods thus far). See the full list below, and here’s hoping for the kind of season that ends with several Penn Staters bringing home hardware. K Ryan Barker – Lou […]
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