Zibby On Thorpe List

Fifth-year senior safety Tom Zbikowski is one of 35 players named to the preseason Thorpe Award watch list. The Thorpe Award is given annually to the nation's best defensive back.
The list will be cut to 10 semi-finalists in November.

The other preseason candidates: Jamar Adams, Sr., Michigan; Josh Barrett, Sr., Arizona State; Zackary Bowman, Sr., Nebraska; Tony Carter, Jr., Florida State; Antoine Cason, Sr., Arizona; Simeon Castille, Sr., Alabama; Quintin Demps, Sr., UTEP; Brandon Flowers, Jr., Virginia Tech; Courtney Greene, Jr., Rutgers; Michael Hamlin, Jr., Clemson; Nic Harris, Jr., Oklahoma; Victor Harris, Jr., Virginia Tech; Jonathan Hefney, Sr., Tennessee; Chris Horton, Sr., UCLA; Malcolm Jenkins, Jr., Ohio State; Tyrell Johnson, Sr., Arkansas State; Dennis Keyes, Sr., UCLA; Justin King, Jr., Penn State; Jamal Lewis, Sr., Georgia Tech; Dwight Lowery, Sr., San Jose State; Taylor Mays, Soph., USC; Mike Mickens, Jr., Cincinnati; Paul Oliver, Sr., Georgia; Derek Pegues, Jr., Mississippi State; Kenny Phillips, Jr., Miami (Fla.); Myron Rolle, Soph., Florida State; Reggie Smith, Jr., Oklahoma; Marty Tadman, Sr., Boise State; Aqib Talib, Jr., Kansas; Terrell Thomas, Sr., USC; DeJuan Tribble, Sr., Boston College; Eric Wicks, Sr., West Virginia; Terrence Wheatley, Sr., Colorado; Trae Williams, Sr., South Florida.
-By Michael Rothstein of The Journal Gazette