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December 20, 2007

More Honors for BC's Silva, Brown's Morgan

Boston College safety Jamie Silva of East Providence and Brown kicker Steve Morgan will be in the spotlight again next month when the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston honors them at its 75th Annual College Football Awards Night.

Silva will share the George "Bulger" Lowe Award with BC quarterback Matt Ryan as the best Division I defensive and offensive players in New England. Morgan will receive the Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award for outstanding achievement in academics and athletics.

The recognition is the latest for Silva, a senior who led the Eagles with 115 tackles and tied for 10th in the nation with six interceptions. He made first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, first-team Walter Camp All-America and first-team AP All-America. He was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in college football.

The Swede Nelson Award is the second-oldest after the Heisman Trophy of those awards that originiated on a national level. The first was presented in 1946. Morgan is a three-time first-team All-Ivy and All-New England selection and the Ivy League career leader in field goals (52) and points by a kicker (290). He broke the field-goal record by seven and the points record by 61. His point total is sixth-best in Ivy League and second-best in Brown football history. Morgan also punted for Brown and averaged 40.1 yards this season. He was also a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's Draddy Award, which is presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in the nation.

Morgan is the second Brown receipient of the Swede Nelson Award. Tailback Nick Hartigan won it in 2005.

The Awards Night will be held Jan. 10 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington, Mass.

Posted by Mike Szostak  at 3:34 PM to College Sports | Permalink

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