NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt senior receiver Richie Hoskins is one of 111 student-athletes named to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, announced Thursday by the Wuerffel Foundation.
College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy 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. The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy embodies Wuerffel’s commitment to being a humanitarian, while honoring student-athletes who are inspired to serve others and make positive impacts on society.
Already named a nominee for the AFCA Good Works Team Hoskins is the football team’s representative on Vandy’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), helping lead the team’s community service efforts alongside student-athletes from across the department. He led the team’s fundraising efforts at the annual SAAC Holiday Party to benefit Nashville’s Jones Elementary School. The efforts led to Jones receiving $500 to purchase items off the school’s wish list. Hoskins is also a leader in the Serving Together Field Day, which brought Jones students to campus for a day of activities with Commodore student-athletes.
On the field, Hoskins played all 12 games last season, making six catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns. He scored his first career touchdown at Florida and then scored again the next week against No. 1 Georgia. Hoskins played in one game as a sophomore at Vandy in 2022 after beginning his collegiate career at Division III Middlebury College in Vermont.
The Lake Forest, Illinois, native played football and lacrosse in high school, earning prep All-America honors on the lacrosse field. An economics major, Hoskins made the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll for the 2022-23 campaign and was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2023.
Hoskins and the Commodores opened fall camp on Wednesday. They’re preparing for the season-opener on Aug. 31 when Virginia Tech travels to FirstBank Stadium. Single-game tickets are available to the general public, with more information available here.
