Football | July 23, 2019
DALLAS – Western Michigan senior offensive lineman Luke Juriga has been named to the 2019 Outland Trophy watch list as announced by the Football Writers Association of America on Tuesday.
The Outland Trophy, which is presented by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, honors the top interior lineman.
Juriga, who was also recently named to the Rimington Trophy watch list, earned First Team All-Mid-American Conference honors last year, starting all 13 games at guard and leading the team in snaps played at 1,056. Juriga, who is also a two-time Academic All-MAC selection, was also a Second Team All-MAC selection in 2017.The Aurora, Ill., helped the Bronco rushing attack rank 33rd in the nation last season and 21st in 2017.
Juriga is one of four Broncos to earn spots on watch lists this preseason, joining teammates LeVante Bellamy (Maxwell, Doak Walker), Giovanni Ricci (Mackey) and D'Wayne Eskridge (Biletnikoff).
WMU Football single-game tickets are now on sale at www.wmubroncos.com/tickets and by calling 1-888-4-WMUTIX. The Broncos open the 2019 season hosting Monmouth on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m.
