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Nov. 11, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Longhorns senior LB Emmanuel Acho has been named a finalist for the 2011 Wuerffel Trophy the All Sports Association, Inc. has announced today. The Wuerffel is presented to the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement. Acho's brother Sam won the Wuerffel Trophy last year.

In addition, Acho has been named a semifinalist for the 2011 Lott Trophy by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation in Newport Beach, the Lott IMPACT Trophy is given to the player who exhibits: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Acho's brother Sam was a Lott finalist in 2010.


Acho has played in 43 career games (21 starts) and has registered 220 tackles (126 solo), seven sacks, 32 TFL, two INT, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 10 PBD and 18 pressures. In 2011, he leads the Longhorns with 73 tackles (32 solo), and has two sacks, 10 TFL, three PBD and 10 quarterback pressures.


This season, Acho has also been named a member of the 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, a 2011-12 Capital One Academic All-District 7 team member, was a Campbell Trophy semifinalist and is a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. 

A sport management major in the College of Education, Acho maintains a 3.42 GPA. A two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection, Acho is a six-time member of the UT Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. Last year, Acho was honored with the Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sports Scholarship Award, which is a national award that recognizes minority student-athletes who are committed to both education and athletics.

In addition, Acho and his family have made numerous medical mission trips to his parents’ native country of Nigeria. He is a regular speaker to Fellowship of Christian Athletes groups and visits the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas each Friday before home games.

The 2011 Wuerffel Trophy will be presented to the winner at the All Sports Association’s 43rd Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, February 17, 2012. A committee that includes the Wuerffel Trophy national directors, selection committee members and past winners, will vote on the finalists later this month, and the winner will be formally announced on December 6th.

The eighth annual Lott Trophy awards banquet will be held Sunday evening, Dec. 11, at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, Ca. Hall of Fame broadcaster Brent Musburger will be the keynote speaker.