ATLANTA, Ga. – University of Hawai'i quarterback Brayden Schager was among a group of 111 Football Bowl Subdivision nominees for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List as announced by the Wuerffel Foundation.
 
The announcement marks the third award of which Schager is a nominee for – Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and Maxwell Award. The Wuerffel Trophy is college football's premier award for community service and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports. The award is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who parlayed his success on the football field into a lifetime of service.
 
Schager, a senior from Dallas, Texas, is entering his third season as the team's starting quarterback. As a middle schooler in his hometown of Highland Park, Texas, he and his younger sister founded the HP Buddy Bowl for athletes with physical and mental disabilities. The game debuted in 2017 and celebrated its seventh year in 2024 which includes members of the Highland Park High School football team, cheerleaders, and staff.
 
The Wuerffel Foundation partnered with Allstate to unify college football's highest community service honors. Eleven of the Watch List nominees will be named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and will be Allstate Wuerffel Trophy semifinalists. 
 
The 20^th edition of the Wuerffel Trophy will be announced on ESPN's Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 12. The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Presentation Gala will take place February 1, 2025, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
 
Former UH long snapper Noah Borden was a semifinalist for the award in 2018.