THE FLATS – Georgia Tech football junior defensive back Myles Sims (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) is one of 115 NCAA Division I FBS student-athletes on the official Watch List for the 2022 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, which is dubbed as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service.”
Sims, who last week was named a nominee for the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, has dedicated his time and talents to a number of community service initiatives during his three years at Georgia Tech, including Habitat for Humanity and the Salvation Army. Perhaps most notably, shortly after receiving his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgia Tech in May, Sims joined a group of 16 Georgia Tech student-athletes from across multiple sports to embark on Tech’s fourth Jackets Without Borders international service trip.
Returning after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Jackets Without Borders returned to Puerto Rico in 2022 to continue to assist with rehabilitation following the devastating hurricanes that ravaged the island in 2017. Thanks in large part to Sims’ efforts and leadership, the group was able to lay the entire foundation for a house in less than one week.
Established in 2005 and named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy honors college football student-athletes who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society and inspire greater service in the world and best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. Semifinalists for the 2022 Wuerffel Trophy will be announced on November, followed by finalists on November 22. The winner will be announced in December and the presentation of the 2022 Wuerffel Trophy will be made on Feb. 24, 2023 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Previous winner include Tim Tebow (Florida – 2008), Barrett Jones (Alabama – 2011) and Matt Barkley (USC – 2012). Stanford’s Isaiah Sanders received the honor in 2021.
2022 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS
With less than 50 days to go before Georgia Tech football’s highly anticipated season opener versus Clemson at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 2022 season tickets are on sale now. The Yellow Jackets’ attractive 2022 home slate includes the Jackets’ Sept. 5 opener versus Clemson in the second edition of Tech’s “Mayhem at Mercedes-Benz Stadium” series, as well as showdowns with Ole Miss (Sept. 17), Virginia (Oct. 20) and Miami (Nov. 12) at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Season tickets, which include all six games on the Jackets’ home schedule and exclusive perks such as exclusive concessions and merchandise discounts at Bobby Dodd Stadium, priority access to parking and tickets for away games and discounts on admission to the College Football Hall of Fame and Illuminarium Atlanta, begin at just $299.
Three-game mini-season packs are also available, giving fans the opportunity to choose tickets for three of the Yellow Jackets’ six home games in 2022, beginning at just $175.
To become a Georgia Tech football season ticket member, click HERE to purchase tickets online or click HERE to be contacted by a member of the Georgia Tech athletics tickets sales team. For more information, call the Georgia Tech athletics ticket office at 888-TECH-TIX or visit ramblinwreck.com/footballtickets.
Alexander-Tharpe Fund
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