Morris a Lott Award quarterfinalist

OK, seven games into the season, lists mean something now.

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, sponsors of the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy, has announced 20 quarter-finalists for the 10

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annual Lott IMPACT Trophy.

There are 11 linebackers on the list, seven defensive backs and two defensive linemen.  In the nine years of the Lott Trophy, linebackers have won four times, defensive linemen four times and defensive backs once.

UCLA, with Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks, is the only school with two players on the quarter-finalist list.

Eight semi-finalists for the award will be announced Nov. 13, four finalists will be announced Nov. 27 and the winner at the 10

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annual Lott IMPACT Trophy Banquet Dec. 8 at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach.  The university of the winner will receive $25,000 for its general scholarship fund and each of the other finalists will receive $5,000 for their schools' general scholarship fund.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott will be the keynote speaker and the awards ceremony will be televised on FOX Sports beginning at 7 p.m Pacific time.

The Quarter-Finalists

Anthony Barr,LB, UCLA

Chirs Borland, LB, Wisconsin

Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State

Ibraheim Campbell, DB, Northwestern

Alden Darby, DB, Arizona State

Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh

Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, DB, Oregon

Bryce Hager, LB, Baylor

Lamarcus Joyner, DB, Florida State

Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA

Devon Kennard, LB, USC

James Morris, LB, Iowa

C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama

Ed Reynolds, S, Stanford

Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State

Spencer Shuey, LB, Clemson

Derron Smith, DB, Fresno State

Stephon Tuitt, DL, Notre Dame

Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU

Jason Verrett, CB, TCU

Along with the National Voter Panel, college football fans can now influence The Lott IMPACT Player of The Week by voting online. Go online at http://www.lottimpacttrophy.org/vote or http://www.facebook.com/lotttrophy to cast your vote. Voting will open each Sunday at 8 A.M. pdt. as the candidates for the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week are announced. Voting will close at 8 A.M. pdt. each Tuesday morning throughout the season.

Previous winners of the Lott IMPACT Trophy

2004–David Pollack, DE, Georgia

2005-DeMeco Ryans, LB,Alabama

2006-Dante Hughes, DB, Cal

2007-Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

2008-James Laurinaitis, LB,OhioState

2009-JerryHughes,DE, TCU

2010-J.J. Watt, DL,Wisconsin

2011-Luke Kuechly, LB,BostonCollege

2012-Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame

Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. The Lott Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation and a distinguished group of former college football head coaches. To date, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has donated more than $1 million to universities and charities throughout the United States.  The 10www.LottImpactTrophy.org

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annual Lott IMPACT Trophy Banquet will be held Dec. 8 in Newport Beach, Ca. For more information on The Lott Trophy visit: