The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Vahe named to 2018 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award watch list
08.09.2018 | Football
The award recognizes the most outstanding college football player of Polynesian Ancestry.
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Texas Football's senior offensive lineman Patrick Vahe has been named to the 2018 watch list for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award, the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced on Thursday morning.
Vahe, a native of Euless, Texas, has played in 34 career games and made 31 starts. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2017 after being named a Freshman All-American in 2015. Vahe started 12 games in 2017, helping the Longhorns to a 7-6 record and a victory in the Texas Bowl over Missouri. As a sophomore in 2016, he played in 12 games with nine starts, helping block for Doak Walker Award winner D'Onta Foreman. He was previously named to the Outland Trophy watch list earlier this summer.
The winner of the 2018 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award will be announced on December 14, 2018. Five finalists will be unveiled on December 5. The presentation of the Award will be held during the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Celebration Dinner (Sheraton Waikiki) and they will also be recognized at halftime of the Polynesian Bowl at Aloha Stadium.
The Watch List candidates have been selected based on past performance and future potential. Additions to the list may be made as the 2018-2019 season progresses. The finalists and winner will be chosen by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, which includes Coaches Dick Tomey (Chairman), Ron McBride and Dick Vermeil, former NFL Player and Inaugural Inductee Olin Kreutz, past NFLPA President and Inaugural Inductee Kevin Mawae, former NFL Player and Class of 2015 Inductee Ray Schoenke, ESPN Sportscaster Neil Everett, NFL Network writer and commentator Steve Wyche, and Honolulu Sportscaster Robert Kekaula.
