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Oklahoma OL Febechi Nwaiwu Wins Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award
- Febechi Nwaiwu was named the East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award recipient for intelligence, sportsmanship and service.
- The Shrine Bowl is set for 6 p.m. in Frisco, Texas, and will air on the NFL Network.
- Nwaiwu moved from North Texas to Oklahoma and started every game on the interior line in recent seasons.
- He filled in at center late in the season after an injury to Jake Maikkula.
- Nwaiwu earned second-team All-SEC honors and was a Burlsworth Trophy finalist.
- Marvin Jones Jr. will play for the East, with Nwaiwu on the West squad.
- Tillman Bowl honors the late Pat Tillman, a former Shrine Bowl participant who served in the Army and died in Afghanistan.
- The announcement tied Nwaiwu’s path from walk-on at North Texas to a key Oklahoma lineman.
- The piece notes Nwaiwu’s leadership and humility as central to his recognition.
- The West team will feature Nwaiwu, with the Shrine Bowl set as a spotlight for Oklahoma’s 2026 roster plans.
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