LOGAN, Utah – Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and linebacker David Woodward will travel to Columbus, Ohio, this weekend to participate in the 64th Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
 
Both players are part of an exclusive group that was selected as Players to Watch heading into the 2019 season and invited to Ohio for this weekend's awards banquet.   
 
Love is one of eight quarterbacks named to the 2019 Touchdown Club of Columbus Watch List, while Woodward is one four linebackers and one of just seven defensive players recognized.
 
Overall, the 2019 Touchdown Club of Columbus Watch List includes 22 offensive skill position players and seven defensive players.
 
The seven other quarterbacks joining Love on the watch list include Sam Ehlinger (Texas), Justin Herbert (Oregon), Kelvin Hopkins, Jr. (Army), D'Eriq King (Houston), Kellen Mond (Texas A&M), Brady White (Memphis) and Zach Wilson (BYU).
 
Joining Woodward as other players to watch on defense includes linebackers Markus Bailey (Purdue), Kenneth Murray (Oklahoma) and Curtis Weaver (Boise State), plus defensive backs/safeties Andre Cisco (Syracuse), Richie Grant (UCF) and Kenny Robinson (West Virginia).
 
Running backs on the watch list include Eno Benjamin (Arizona State), Isaiah Bowser (Northwestern), J.K. Dobbins (Ohio State), Travis Etienne (Clemson), Mohamed Ibrahim (Minnesota), Jermer Jefferson (Oregon State), Greg McCrae (UCF), Ronnie Rivers (Fresno State) and Michael Warren (Cincinnati).
 
Wide receivers mentioned include Damonte Coxie (Memphis), Jerry Jeudy (Alabama), Jacobi Meyers (North Carolina State), James Proche (SMU), Laviska Shenault, Jr. (Colorado) and Tylan Wallace (Oklahoma State).
 
Love finished his sophomore campaign by completing 21-of-43 passes for 359 yards and four touchdowns in Utah State's 52-13 win against North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl. Love, who was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the bowl game, also scored a rushing touchdown against the Mean Green.
 
The product of Liberty High School in Bakersfield, Calif., set USU bowl game records with his 359 passing yards and four touchdowns, along with his 362 yards of total offense.
 
Love, who earned second-team all-Mountain West honors in 2018, set five school records in 2018, including 32 touchdown passes, 3,567 passing yards, seven 300-yard passing games, 234 points responsible for and being named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week five times. Love also tied the single-season school record with a pair of 400-yard passing games.
Furthermore, Love also tied the single-game school record for touchdown passes with five against both UNLV and San José State, becoming just the fifth quarterback in school history to accomplish the feat.
 
Nationally, Love finished the season first in the Mountain West and 10th in the nation in passing efficiency (158.3), second in the MW and eighth in the nation in passing touchdowns with 32 (2.5 pg), second in the MW and 10th in the nation in points responsible for with 234 (18.0 pg), third in the MW and 31st in the nation in completion percentage (.640), fourth in the MW and 13th in the nation in passing (274.4 ypg), fifth in the MW and 20th in the nation in total offense (279.2 ypg), and fifth in the MW and 26th in the nation in completions (20.5 pg).
 
Woodward finished his sophomore season by recording 10 tackles and one interception against North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl for his eighth double-digit tackle outing of the year. For the season, Woodward led the team with 134 tackles and ranked 11th nationally with his 11.2 tackles per game average. The native of Olympia High School in Olympia, Wash., also ranked second on the team in both sacks (5.0) and tackles for loss (12.5), while adding two forced fumbles and two interceptions.
 
As a sophomore, Woodward was named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus and a third-team All-American by The Associated Press, along with garnering second-team all-Mountain West honors.
 
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