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2017 Spring Watch List Announced

05/22/2017 11:09 AM -

 

PRESS RELEASE --- Monday, May 22, 2017

 

The Rimington Trophy Committee has released its 2017 Spring Watch List, which includes the following centers in Division I football. In order to create this list, the committee accepted nominations from programs across the country that submitted their current starting centers for consideration. This preseason, at least one player from each conference was nominated, with the MAC leading at nine student-athletes selected and the Big 12 and SEC following with eight each respectively.

 

The following is a list of those named to the 2017 Spring Watch List:

 

Conference

School

First Name

Last Name

Class Year

Height

Weight

Am. Athl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Carolina

Garrett

McGhin

JR

6'6

327

 

Houston

Will

Noble

JR

6'4

290

 

Memphis

Drew

Kyser

JR

6'5

300

 

SMU

Evan

Brown

SR

6'3

308

 

South Florida

Cameron

Ruff

SR

6'3

320

 

Temple

Matt

Hennessy

RS FR

6'4

285

 

Tulsa

Chandler

Miller

JR

6'3

293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston College

Jon

Baker

SR

6'3

300

 

Florida State

Alec

Eberle

RS JR

6'4

294

 

Wake Forest

Ryan

Anderson

RS JR

6'6

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Ten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

Nick

Allegretti

JR

6'4

315

 

Iowa

James

Daniels

JR

6'4

295

 

Maryland

Brendan

Moore

JR

6'3

300

 

Michigan State

Brian

Allen

SR

6'2

305

 

Northwestern

Brad

North

RS SR

6'2

290

 

Ohio State

Billy

Price

SR

6'4

312

 

Wisconsin

Michael

Deiter

JR

6'6

329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baylor

Tanner

Thrift

SR

6'5

320

 

Iowa State

Julian

Good-Jones

SO

6'5

295

 

Kansas

Mesa

Ribordy

SO

6'4

305

 

Kansas State

Reid

Najvar

SR

6'4

295

 

Oklahoma

Erick

Wren

RS SR

6'1

320

 

Oklahoma State

Brad

Lundblade

SR

6'3

300

 

TCU

Austin

Schlottmann

SR

6'6

300

 

Texas

Zach

Shackelford

SO

6'4

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida Atlantic

Antonyo

Woods

RS SR

6'3

295

 

Marshall

Levi

Brown

RS SO

6'4

296

 

Old Dominion

Nick

Clarke

JR

6'4

285

 

Rice

Trey

Martin

SR

6'2

300

 

WKU

Dennis

Edwards

RS JR

6'1

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Army

Bryce

Holland

SR

6'2

285

 

BYU

Tejan

Koroma

SR

6'0

290

 

Notre Dame

Sam

Mustipher

SR

6'2.5

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Akron

LaVonne

Gauthney

SR

6'1

290

 

Bowling Green

Tim

McAuliffe

RS SR

6'1

282

 

Buffalo

James

O'Hagan

JR

6'3

310

 

Central Michigan

Austin

Doan

SR

6'4

300

 

Kent State

Nathan

Puthoff

SR

6'4

309

 

Miami (OH)

Danny

Godlevske

SO

6'2

298

 

Northern Illinois

Luke

Shively

RS JR

6'2

286

 

Ohio U

Jake

Pruehs

SR

6'2

300

 

Western Michigan

John

Keenoy

JR

6'3

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mtn. West

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise State

Mason

Hampton

RS SR

6'3

303

 

Colorado State

Jake

Bennett

SR

6'3

290

 

Fresno State

Aaron

Mitchell

SR

6'2

307

 

Hawaii

Asotui

Eli

JR

6'4

315

 

Nevada

Sean

Krepsz

JR

6'6

320

 

New Mexico

Blaise

Fountain

SR

6'0

280

 

San Jose State

Keoni

Taylor

SR

6'3

303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pac-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon

Jake

Hanson

RS SO

6'5

307

 

Oregon State

Sumner

Houston

JR

6'2

289

 

Stanford

Jesse

Burkett

JR

6'4

307

 

UCLA

Scott

Quessenberry

SR

6'3

315

 

Washington

Coleman

Shelton

SR

6'4

297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama

Bradley

Bozeman

RS SR

6'5

314

 

Arkansas

Frank

Ragnow

SR

6'5

316

 

Auburn

Austin

Golson

SR

6'5

312

 

 

Florida

T.J.

McCoy

RS SO

6'1

308

 

LSU

Will

Clapp

JR

6'5

309

 

Ole Miss

Sean

Rawlings

JR

6'5

294

 

South Carolina

Alan

Knott

SR

6'4

274

 

Texas A&M

Colton

Prater

SO

6'4

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Belt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia State

Gabe

Mobley

RS JR

6'2

280

 

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

 

·       Walter Camp Foundation (WCF)

·       Sporting News (SN)

·       Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)

 

Because the selectors of these three 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. The Rimington Trophy committee's policy is to count all players that play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, even though they may be listed as guards or tackles on the All- America 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 the most second team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by a majority vote from the Rimington Trophy committee. The winner will be recognized at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, January 13, 2018.

 

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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 $2.9 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $130 million for the fight against cystic fibrosis.

 

Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-American center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the 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), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 23 awards boast 765 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.