Maryland long snapper Ethan Gough named to Wuerffel Award watchlist

Gough's involvement in the community involves working on the Gorsett Fellows Community project, where he led a group of student-athletes that raised $1,200 to provide hygiene kits for 5th-grade students at an under-resourced local elementary school. He also volunteered at the Children's National Hospital and the SAAC canned food drive last fall.

Gough and his teammate, senior defensive lineman Daniel Owens, worked with Uplifting Athletes for Maryland's Life for Life event during the summer to raise money for rare disease research. Both players shaved their heads when the team reached its goal of $10,000, and the team more than doubled its goal.

Academically, Gough has a 3.804 GPA as a criminal justice major and has earned CSC Academic All-District Team and Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Gough is a three-year starter out of DeMatha Catholic and was an integral part of punter Bryce McFadden's finish in second in the Big Ten in punting average (45.1 yards) in 2024.

The winner will be announced on Dec. 12 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show airing on ESPN.