{
  "id": 157639,
  "title": "Eck, Booker named to preseason award watch lists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/eck-booker-named-to-preseason-award-watch-lists",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T03:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eck-booker-named-preseason-award-030600123.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Mexico linebacker Jaxton Eck and defensive lineman Brian Booker have both been named to preseason watch lists for prestigious college football awards. Eck is on the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded annually to the national collegiate defensive player of the year, while Booker is on the watch list for the Outland Trophy, given to the best interior lineman in college football. Both players were recognized earlier this summer for their outstanding performances during the season, with Eck being named Mountain West Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and Booker being named preseason All-Mountain West. The finalists for these awards will be announced in November.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}