Michigan linebacker Junior Colson won the Lott IMPACT Trophy Sunday night as a college football player who makes an impact on and off the field. Sunday night as a college football player who makes an impact on and off the field.
Born in Haiti, Colson received the 20th annual award from Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach.
Colson led the Wolverines with 71 tackles, 26 more than the next closest player, and had two tackles for a loss and just as many quarterback rushes.He joins 2016 Jabrill Peppers and 2021 Aidan Hutchinson as Michigan winners.
IMPACT stands for integrity, maturity, achievement, academics, community and tenacity. The other finalists were Utah’s Jonah Elliss, UCLA’s Laiatu Latu and fifth-seeded Dallas Turner of Alabama.
He led the nation’s best defense to an undefeated regular season and first place in the CFP. Colson and Turner will see each other again when their teams meet in the CFP semifinals at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Michigan will receive $25,000 for its general scholarship fund.
The other three schools will each receive $5,000. Harvard defensive tackle Thor Griffith will transfer to Louisville, the former All-Ivy League player announced Sunday.
Griffith spent four years at Harvard and became a highly sought-after prospect when he entered the transfer portal on Nov. 24.
He will major in economics at Harvard and will have one more year of eligibility to try to reach his goal. to reach the NFL. “For me, it’s a purely footballing decision.
I’m going to get my degree from Harvard,” Griffith told ESPN.” It would be nice to get an MBA, but I already have the degree.” A native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Griffith was not heavily recruited out of high school.
He saw interest from Cornell and Harvard and never had the chance to go through a full recruiting process, with teams like Louisville and UCLA making him offers like they did during his recruiting process. transfer.“It’s kind of fun to experience it,” Griffith said.”
It’s kind of like junior and senior year were condensed into two weeks. It’s been pretty stressful trying to figure out where I’m going and where I’ll fit in best.”
Clemson wide receiver Beaux Collins announced Sunday that he will transfer to Notre Dame with one season remaining.
Collins was the No. 48 overall recruit in the 2021 class and signed with Clemson out of Bellflower, California.
He played in 11 games during his freshman season in 2021, catching 31 passes for 407 yards and three touchdowns.
In 10 games during the 2022 season, Collins had 22 receptions, 373 yards and 5 touchdowns, followed by 510 yards and three touchdowns last season.
Griffith adds to Louisville’s transfer class, which also includes former Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough, replacing outgoing starter Jack Plummer.
