Wisconsin long snapper Peter Bowden on the Preseason Patrick Mannelly Award list
Wisconsin long snapper Peter Bowden was among a few Badgers to earn preseason recognition on Monday.
Bowden was named to the Patrick Mannelly Award watch list, an annual award that goes to the best long snapper in the nation.
Last season, Bowden was a semifinalist for the award and an Academic All-Big Ten performer for the Badgers. Our friends at Buckycast have the right mindset when in it comes to long snappers. If you are sitting there saying to yourself why have a I never heard of Peter Bowden, well the answer is exactly why he is nominated yet again for the Mannelly Award.
If you've never heard Peter Bowden's name mentioned before, that means he's doing his job perfectly. The Patrick Mannelly Award goes to the nation's best long snapper, a position the average fan only hears about when they make a mistake. Anonymity means success for the LS! https://t.co/G8xz8UT7FW
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