Jackson--Millsaps senior linebacker Jeb White was honored last night at the Jackson Touchdown Club's Most Valuable Senior Awards held at the River Hills Club in Jackson. 

The Jackson Touchdown Club has presented this awards program each year since 1946, the year the organization was founded by the late Dr. Lacey Hughes, a Jackson native who gathered 15 football fans together to celebrate the sport of football. This year marked the 67th year that the award has been given.

White was selected as a pre-season second team All-American by College Football USA and lived up to the hype. White finished tied for the team lead with 68 tackles on the season, despite missing two games. White registered double-digit tackles in three of the four conference games in the 2012 campaign. White earned First Team All-Southern Athletic Association for his stellar play this season. 

In 2011, White led the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) in tackles with 91, that total was 25 more than his closest Major teammate. White was named First Team All-SCAC for his efforts. 

White, a business administration major, plans on entering the workforce after graduation.