Thorpe Award semifinalists announced

? Oklahoma teammates Andre Woolfolk and Brandon Everage are among 14 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back.

The other semifinalists are Rod Babers of Texas, Troy Polamalu of Southern California, Sammy Davis of Texas A&M, Etric Pruitt of Southern Mississippi, Mike Doss of Ohio State, Stuart Schweigert of Purdue, Terrance Holt of North Carolina State, Shane Walton of Notre Dame, Terence Newman of Kansas State, Dennis Weathersby of Oregon State, Willie Pile of Virginia Tech and Eugene Wilson of Illinois.

Three finalists will be selected Nov. 25, and the winner will be announced Dec. 12.

Last year’s winner was Roy Williams of Oklahoma.