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07/13/2011 11:38 AM -

The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2011 Fall Watch List.

The list includes 13 returning players from the 2010 Watch List. In all, there are 43 players on the Watch List. The SEC checks in with the most candidates, with seven players representing the conference. The Big Ten follows with six players being named to the Watch List.

The following is a list of those named to the 2011 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List.











 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Anzevino	Kent State	6'2"	305	Senior
Eloy Atkinson	UTEP	6'3"	300	Junior
Mario Benavides	Louisville	6'4";	300	Junior
Philip Blake	Baylor	6'2"	315	Senior
Ben Bojicic	Bowling Green	6'4"	295	Senior
Colin Boss	Middle Tennessee State	6'4"	310	RS Senior
Mike Brewster	Ohio State	6'5"	305	Senior
Terence Brown	BYU	6'4"	330	Senior
Ben Burkett	Northwestern	6'4"	300	Senior
Thomas Byrd	Boise State	5'11"	288	Senior
Mike Caputo	Nebraska	6'1"	275	Senior
Nick Carlson	Wyoming	6'4"	292	Junior
Tom Castilaw	Arkansas State	6'3"	280	RS Senior
Braxston Cave	Notre Dame	6'3"	303	Senior
Trent Dupy	Tulsa	6'2"	285	Junior
Dillon Farrell	New Mexico	6'5"	290	RS Sophomore
James Ferentz	Iowa	6'2"	284	Junior
Dalton Freeman	Clemson	6'5"	285	Junior
Kevin Galeher	Western Michigan	6'4"	312	Junior
Grant Garner	Oklahoma State	6'3"	289	Senior
Garth Gerhart	Arizona State	6'2"	295	RS Senior
Jeremiah Hatch	Kansas	6'3"	332	Senior
A.J. Hawkins	Mississippi	6'3"	313	Junior
Cam Holland	North Carolina	6'2"	320	Senior
Tyler Horn	Miami	6'4"	305	Senior
Grant Johnson	Oregon State	6'3"	293	Senior
T.J. Johnson	South Carolina	6'4"	314	Junior
Ben Jones	Georgia	6'3"	316	Junior
Peter Konz	Wisconsin	6'5"	313	RS Junior
Tyler Larsen	Utah State	6'4"	297	Sophomore
P.J. Lonergan	LSU	6'4"	300	Junior
Joe Madsen	West Virginia	6'4"	300	RS Junior
Kai Maiava	UCLA	6'1"	318	RS Senior
Blake McJunkin	SMU	6'2"	290	Senior
David Molk	Michigan	6'2"	288	RS Senior
Brian Moore	Duke	6'2"	285	RS Junior
Moe Petrus	Connecticut	6'2"	302	RS Senior
Weston Richburg	Colorado State	6'4"	302	Sophomore
Darion Smith	UAB	6'2"	280	Senior
Matt Smith	Kentucky	6'4"	303	Junior
Travis Swanson	Arkansas	6'5"	305	RS Sophomore
William Vlachos	Alabama	6'1"	294	Senior
Scott Wedige	Northern Illinois	6'4"	314	RS Senior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While more than a dozen All-America football teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses these four prestigious teams to determine a winner:

* American Football Coaches Association

 

 

 

 

* Walter Camp Foundation


* Sporting News


* Football Writers Association of America

 

 

 

Because the selectors of these four All-America teams can place Centers in a "mix" of offensive linemen that includes guards and tackles, their 11-man first teams can often have two Centers. Our policy is to count all players that play primarily the Center position for their respective teams as Centers, even though they maybe listed as guards or tackles on the four All American teams.

 

 

 

The Center with the most first team votes will be determined the winner. If there is a tie with first team votes, then the Center with most second team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by the Rimington Trophy committee.

 

 

The winner will be honored at Rimington Trophy Presentation banquet at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 14, 2012.

About the Rimington Trophy

The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $2 million. The twelve-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $86 million for CF Research.


Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only double winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman.
For more on the Rimington Trophy and a list of past recipients, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the NCFAA

The Rimington Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s official website, ncfaa.org.
 

Seth Gonzales

Rimington Trophy Media

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