Michigan football team's Kevin Koger on Mackey Award watch list

Posted on Wed, Jul 6, 2011 : 12:43 p.m.

Michigan senior Kevin Koger is on the Mackey Award watch list for the second consecutive season, which is awarded annually to the nation's top tight end.

Koger started eight games in 2010 and caught 14 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns. He is one of 34 players on the Mackey Award list, which was released Wednesday.

Koger is one of seven Big Ten Conference players on the watch list. The others: Ted Bolser of Indiana; Drake Dunsmore of Northwestern; Eric Lair of Minnesota; Brian Linthicum of Michigan State, Kyler Reed of Nebraska and Jake Stoneburner of Ohio State