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STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 02: Penn State TE Mike Gesicki (88) runs afterwards a catch. The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Akron Zips 52-0 on September 2, 2017 at Beaver Stadium in State College, PA. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 02: Penn State TE Mike Gesicki (88) runs afterwards a catch. The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Akron Zips 52-0 on September 2, 2017 at Beaver Stadium in State College, PA. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State bound end Mike Gesicki is one of eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, which is accustomed annuallly to the best outstanding bound end in academy football, the Nittany Lions appear Tuesday.
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Named for NFL Hall of Famer John Mackey, who is advised to be one of the best anytime to comedy the position, the accolade will be appear on Wednesday, Dec. 6 and presented to the champ at the Home Depot Academy Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 7.
The finalists for the accolade will be appear on Monday, Nov. 20.
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Gesicki, a 6-6, 249-pound senior, has a team-high 42 catches for 419 yards and bristles touchdowns this season. He has bent at atomic one canyon in 24 beeline games, and 22 of his 42 receptions accept produced aboriginal downs.
The New Jersey native’s 114 catches are a aggregation almanac for bound ends, and his career absolute of 1,337 yards is closing in on the aggregation mark for yardage at his position as well. Last year, Gesicki’s 48 catches set a academy almanac for catches in a division by a bound end, and his 679 yards set the academy mark for yardage in a division by a bound end.
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The Nittany Lions host Nebraska Saturday at 4 p.m. on FS1 for Chief Day presented by the Penn State Alumni Association and the anniversary Penn State Stripe Out.
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