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Maxx Williams of Minnesota
Sophomore goes off for career-high three TDs
Williams (88) has now been named John Mackey Tight End of the Week twice this season.
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New York, N.Y. (November 12, 2014) - The John Mackey Award has named Maxx Williams of Minnesota as the John Mackey Tight End of the Week for the second time this season. The talented sophomore had five catches for 46 yards and a career-high three touchdowns as Minnesota got a huge win over Iowa, 51-14. With the Golden Gophers up 14-7, Williams took over the game with touchdown catches of 9, 4 and 3 yards respectively. On the day Williams accounted for 33% of the Gophers' passing offense and 11% of their overall output. Minnesota Head Coach Jerry Kill said "I've never had a tight end make catches like sophomore Maxx Williams."
Honorable mentions for this week's John Mackey Tight End of the Week include Connor Hamlett of Oregon State, Jimmay Mundine of Kansas and Cam Serigne of Wake Forest. Be sure not to miss the announcement of the eight John Mackey Award Semi-Finalists on Monday, Nov. 17 at www.johnmackeyaward.com!
The 2014 John Mackey recipient will be announced on December 10, 2014 and presented live on December 11, 2014 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU. Other key dates include the Mackey Semi-Finalists on November 17, 2014 and the Mackey Finalists on November 24, 2014. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com, on our official Twitter account: @JohnMackeyAward and also on our official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JohnMackeyAward.
The John Mackey Tight End of the Week is an honor distinct and different from the annual John Mackey Award. This weekly honor was started in 2004 to draw attention to individual play by Tight Ends during the active season. The Tight End of the Week acknowledgment does not have a direct bearing on the final John Mackey Award selection process. The John Mackey Tight End of the Week honor will run until the announcement of the eight Semi-Finalists.
The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 21 awards boast 678 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.ncfaa.org to learn more about our story. The Friends of John Mackey is responsible for the administration of the John Mackey Award and the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. Please visit www.johnmackeyaward.com for all Mackey Award related information. -###-
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