ORLANDO - The Patrick Mannelly Award, which honors the best Football Bowl Subdivision senior long snapper, announced its 2021 semifinalists Monday night, and UCF's Alex Ward was among the 10 honored from across the country.
Three finalists will be selected on Nov. 29, 2021. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony in December.
Ward has been UCF's long snapper the last three seasons and earned American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors each of his first four years in school at UCF.
This season, Ward has continued to excel as a snapper and recovered a fumble in the win over Memphis on Oct. 22.
2021 Semifinalists
Cal Adomitis - Pittsburgh
Damon Johnson - USC
Cameron Kaye - Troy
Brian Keating - UConn
Antonio Ortiz - TCU
Ross Reiter - Colorado State
Bradley Robinson - Ohio State
Oscar Shadley - Virginia Tech
Jordan Silver - Arkansas
Alex Ward - UCF