Bowling Green State University Athletics
Anderson Named to the Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List
July 25, 2022 | Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green State University safety Jordan Anderson has been named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, announced the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (OSHOF) and Jim Thorpe Association on Monday (July 25). He is one of three players from the MAC on the list of 35 college football players. The Jim Thorpe Award annually to the nation's best defensive back.
Anderson (Detroit, Mich.) is coming off an All-MAC season in 2021 when he was one of three FBS players in the nation to record 3+ INTs, 2+ fumble recoveries and 5+ PBUs, joining Penn State's Ji'ayir Brown and East Carolina's Ja'Quan McMillian. Anderson has been named a preseason first-team All-MAC honoree by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. He has also been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 List.
Anderson is the first Falcon since Ryland Ward in 2014 to be named to the Thorpe Watch List. CJ Brown (NIU) and Dorian Jackson (Western Michigan) are the other MAC players that join Anderson on the preseason watch list.
The award was established in 1986 and is named after history's greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back. In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon.
Bowling Green, who returns 50 letterwinners and 18 starters, opens the 2022 season against UCLA on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. ET on the Pac-12 Network.
Fans can secure single-game or season tickets by visiting BGSUFalcons.com/tickets, or by calling the BGSU Athletic Ticket Office at 1-(877) 247-8842.
Anderson (Detroit, Mich.) is coming off an All-MAC season in 2021 when he was one of three FBS players in the nation to record 3+ INTs, 2+ fumble recoveries and 5+ PBUs, joining Penn State's Ji'ayir Brown and East Carolina's Ja'Quan McMillian. Anderson has been named a preseason first-team All-MAC honoree by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. He has also been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 List.
Anderson is the first Falcon since Ryland Ward in 2014 to be named to the Thorpe Watch List. CJ Brown (NIU) and Dorian Jackson (Western Michigan) are the other MAC players that join Anderson on the preseason watch list.
The award was established in 1986 and is named after history's greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back. In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon.
Bowling Green, who returns 50 letterwinners and 18 starters, opens the 2022 season against UCLA on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. ET on the Pac-12 Network.
Fans can secure single-game or season tickets by visiting BGSUFalcons.com/tickets, or by calling the BGSU Athletic Ticket Office at 1-(877) 247-8842.
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