NC State Newsstand: Payton Wilson is a Bednarik Award finalist
It is becoming an almost daily occurrence for NC State graduate linebacker Payton Wilson to receive a new accolade. His latest? A Bednarik Award finalist nod.
Wilson, the ACC’s leading tackler with 138, was selected as a finalist for the prestigious award that goes to the best defensive player in college football Tuesday. He is a finalist alongside Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner and UCLA defensive lineman Laiatu Latu, and the winner will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards on Dec. 8.
Wilson is also currently a finalist for the Butkus Award (best linebacker) and the Nagurski Award (best defensive player).
In addition to his conference-most tackles, Wilson also has an ACC-best 17.5 tackles for a loss with six sacks, three interceptions, six passes defended, 10 quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries.
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Wilson was named to the ACC’s first team and paced the conference as the league’s top vote getter with 184 Tuesday evening.
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Quote of the day
Men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts talked about his team’s offensive struggles in its 72-52 loss at Ole Miss on the postgame radio broadcast:
“We just didn’t get a lot of good player and ball movement,” said Keatts, whose team had 10 assists on 21 made baskets. “I thought the ball stuck. I thought it was ‘your turn, my turn.’ We’ve got to do way better than that. I know this team is learning how to play together and it’s early in our season, but we’ve got to get way better than that. … We’re going to own this one. We’re going to accept it, and we’re going to battle and work our ass off.”
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