Bryce Sterk
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Bobcat Defensive End Bryce Sterk Joins STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List
11/7/2019 11:27:00 AM | Football
Buchanan Award honors top defensive player in FCS
BOZEMAN, Montana – Montana State senior defensive end Bryce Sterk joined the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Thursday, STATS PERFORM announced. The Buchanan Award honors the top defensive football player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
Sterk is among the nation's leaders in sacks and tackles-for-loss. The Lynden, Washington product and University of Washington transfer has logged 9.5 sacks this season, with his 1.06 per game ranking sixth in the FCS. Sterk's 14 tackles-for-loss this season, 1.6 per game, is 19th in the FCS. He was named the ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Player of the Week for his performance against Southeast Missouri, when he three tackles-for-loss and a sack.
The Buck Buchanan Award has been presented annually to the FCS' top defensive player. Two Bobcat defensive ends – Caleb Schreibeis in 2012, Brad Daly in 2013 – have earned the award. A panel of over 150 media members and sports information directors vote on the Buck Buchanan Award, the Walter Payton Award honoring the FCS' top offensive player, the Jerry Rice Award for the top FCS freshman, and the Eddie Robinson Award for FCS Coach of the Year.
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Sterk is among the nation's leaders in sacks and tackles-for-loss. The Lynden, Washington product and University of Washington transfer has logged 9.5 sacks this season, with his 1.06 per game ranking sixth in the FCS. Sterk's 14 tackles-for-loss this season, 1.6 per game, is 19th in the FCS. He was named the ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Player of the Week for his performance against Southeast Missouri, when he three tackles-for-loss and a sack.
The Buck Buchanan Award has been presented annually to the FCS' top defensive player. Two Bobcat defensive ends – Caleb Schreibeis in 2012, Brad Daly in 2013 – have earned the award. A panel of over 150 media members and sports information directors vote on the Buck Buchanan Award, the Walter Payton Award honoring the FCS' top offensive player, the Jerry Rice Award for the top FCS freshman, and the Eddie Robinson Award for FCS Coach of the Year.
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