Provo is second on SU's all-time receptions and receiving yards by a tight end
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Provo Named To Mackey Midseason List
10/17/2011 2:04:53 PM | Football
As tight end Nick Provo continues to haul in receptions during his senior season, the West Palm Beach, Fla. native is also catching the attention of the national media. Provo is one of 25 student candidates on the John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List, which is presented annually to the best collegiate tight end.
Provo, one of two BIG EAST tight ends of the list, is having a career season for the Orange in 2011. A Phil Steele All-BIG EAST First Team Midseason honoree, Provo has 22 catches for 265 yards and two touchdowns. He is currently second on the SU career receptions by a tight end (63) and career receiving yards by a tight end (755). He has caught at least one pass in each of the past 19 games, tying him for sixth all-time at Syracuse with wide receiver Van Chew.
The John Mackey Award midseason watch list is an update from the preseason watch list. The list is meant to draw attention to tight ends in contention for the annual award based on their performance in the first half of the active season.
The announcement of the 2011 Mackey semi-finalists will be on November 14, while the release of finalists for the award will be one week later on November 21. The 2011 John Mackey winner will be presented live at the Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on December 8 on ESPNU.
John Mackey, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, is known as perhaps the greatest tight end of all-time. After playing for Syracuse from 1960-62, Mackey was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the second round of the 1963 NFL Draft. A five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-NFL Player, he played in two Super Bowls with the Colts. Mackey then became President of the NFL Players Association, where he fought to improve player free agency rights. During the 2007 season, Syracuse retired Mackey's number "88" jersey.
The Orange (4-2) will return to the Carrier Dome to battle rival West Virginia on Friday (8:00 p.m., ESPN) Tickets are available for the game online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) and by phone (888-DOMETIX).
Provo, one of two BIG EAST tight ends of the list, is having a career season for the Orange in 2011. A Phil Steele All-BIG EAST First Team Midseason honoree, Provo has 22 catches for 265 yards and two touchdowns. He is currently second on the SU career receptions by a tight end (63) and career receiving yards by a tight end (755). He has caught at least one pass in each of the past 19 games, tying him for sixth all-time at Syracuse with wide receiver Van Chew.
The John Mackey Award midseason watch list is an update from the preseason watch list. The list is meant to draw attention to tight ends in contention for the annual award based on their performance in the first half of the active season.
The announcement of the 2011 Mackey semi-finalists will be on November 14, while the release of finalists for the award will be one week later on November 21. The 2011 John Mackey winner will be presented live at the Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on December 8 on ESPNU.
John Mackey, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, is known as perhaps the greatest tight end of all-time. After playing for Syracuse from 1960-62, Mackey was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the second round of the 1963 NFL Draft. A five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-NFL Player, he played in two Super Bowls with the Colts. Mackey then became President of the NFL Players Association, where he fought to improve player free agency rights. During the 2007 season, Syracuse retired Mackey's number "88" jersey.
The Orange (4-2) will return to the Carrier Dome to battle rival West Virginia on Friday (8:00 p.m., ESPN) Tickets are available for the game online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) and by phone (888-DOMETIX).
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