Tag: The Patrick Mannelly Award

Husker named semifinalist for postseason award

A Nebraska long snapper has been named a semifinalist for a postseason award.

A Nebraska long snapper has been named a semifinalist for a postseason award. Marco Ortiz was one of ten long snappers named to the Patrick Mannelly Award watch list.

Ortiz is spending his first season at Nebraska after having previously transferred from Florida. The ten semifinalists will be narrowed to a list of three finalists on November 27, with the three finalists being invited to Chicago for the awards presentation on December 9.

The award is named for NFL long snapper Patrick Mannelly. Mannelly played for the Chicago Bears for 16 seasons before entering a career in the Chicago media.

The honor is only in its fifth year of existence and benefits Bernie’s Book Bank. That organization provides books to underserved communities in the Chicago area.

Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.

Nebraska long snapper named to preseason award watchlist

A Nebraska long snapper has been named to a preseason awards watchlist.

A Nebraska long snapper has been named to a preseason awards watchlist. Marco Ortiz was named to the preseason watchlist for The Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the top college Long Snapper in the country.

Ortiz comes to Nebraska after spending the last five years playing for the Florida Gators. He appeared in 16 games, including all 13 games in 2021.

The Richmond, Virginia native was rated as the No. 6 long snapper coming out of high school. Patrick Mannelly played for the Chicago Bears from 1998-2003 and was named one of the 100 greatest Bears of all time during the team’s centennial anniversary in 2019.

Mannelly placed 100th on the list behind safety, Doug Plank.

Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes and opinion.