Tuesday, July 11, 2017 The Rimington Trophy ... - College Sports Live
PRESS RELEASE --- Tuesday, July 11, 2017 The Rimington Trophy Committee has released its 2017 Fall 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 ten 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 Fall Watch List: Conference Am. Athl.
School
First Name
Last Name
Class Year
Height
Weight
East Carolina Houston Memphis SMU USF Temple Tulsa
Garrett Will Drew Evan Cameron Matt Chandler
McGhin Noble Kyser Brown Ruff Hennessy Miller
JR JR JR SR SR RS FR JR
6'6 6'4 6'5 6'3 6'3 6'4 6'3
327 290 300 308 320 285 293
Boston College Duke Florida State North Carolina Wake Forest
Jon Austin Alec Cam Ryan
Baker Davis Eberle Dillard Anderson
SR RS SR RS JR Grad RS JR
6'3 6'4 6'4 6'4 6'6
300 290 294 310 300
Illinois Iowa Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Wisconsin
Nick James Brendan Brian Jared Brad Billy Michael
Allegretti Daniels Moore Allen Weyler North Price Deiter
JR JR JR SR RS JR RS SR SR JR
6'4 6'4 6'3 6'2 6'4 6'2 6'4 6'6
315 295 300 305 305 290 312 329
Iowa State Kansas
Julian Mesa
Good-Jones Ribordy
SO SO
6'5 6'4
295 305
ACC
Big Ten
Big 12
Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas
Reid Erick Brad Austin Zach
Najvar Wren Lundblade Schlottmann Shackelford
SR RS SR SR SR SO
6'4 6'1 6'3 6'6 6'4
295 320 300 300 305
Florida Atlantic Marshall Old Dominion Rice WKU
Antonyo Levi Nick Trey Dennis
Woods Brown Clarke Martin Edwards
RS SR RS SO JR SR RS JR
6'3 6'4 6'4 6'2 6'1
295 296 285 300 305
Army West Point BYU Notre Dame
Bryce Tejan Sam
Holland Koroma Mustipher
SR SR SR
6'2 6'0 6'2.5
285 290 305
Akron Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami (OH) NIU Ohio U Western Michigan
LaVonne Tim James Austin Dakota Nathan Danny Luke Jake John
Gauthney McAuliffe O'Hagan Doan Tallman Puthoff Godlevske Shively Pruehs Keenoy
SR RS SR JR SR RS JR SR SO RS JR SR JR
6'1 6'1 6'3 6'4 6'5 6'4 6'2 6'2 6'2 6'3
290 282 310 300 307 309 298 286 300 300
Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Hawaii Nevada New Mexico San Jose State
Mason Jake Aaron Asotui Sean Blaise Keoni
Hampton Bennett Mitchell Eli Krepsz Fountain Taylor
RS SR SR SR JR JR SR SR
6'3 6'3 6'2 6'4 6'6 6'0 6'3
303 290 307 315 320 280 303
Arizona
Nathan
Eldridge
RS SO
6'3
290
C-USA
INDP.
MAC
Mtn. West
Pac-12
California Oregon Oregon State Stanford UCLA Washington
Addison Jake Sumner Jesse Scott Coleman
Ooms Hanson Houston Burkett Quessenberry Shelton
JR RS SO JR JR SR SR
6'4 6'5 6'2 6'4 6'3 6'4
310 307 289 307 315 297
Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida LSU Ole Miss South Carolina Texas A&M
Bradley Frank Austin T.J. Will Sean Alan Colton
Bozeman Ragnow Golson McCoy Clapp Rawlings Knott Prater
RS SR SR SR RS SO JR JR SR SO
6'5 6'5 6'5 6'1 6'5 6'5 6'4 6'4
314 316 312 308 309 294 290 300
Georgia State Texas State Troy
Gabe Aaron Deontae
Mobley Brewer Crumitie
RS JR SO JR
6'2 6'3 6'2
280 285 283
SEC
Sun Belt
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses 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.
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 www.rimingtontrophy.com
Trophy
and
a
list
of
past
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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.
School
First Name
Last Name
Class Year
Height
Weight
East Carolina Houston Memphis SMU USF Temple Tulsa
Garrett Will Drew Evan Cameron Matt Chandler
McGhin Noble Kyser Brown Ruff Hennessy Miller
JR JR JR SR SR RS FR JR
6'6 6'4 6'5 6'3 6'3 6'4 6'3
327 290 300 308 320 285 293
Boston College Duke Florida State North Carolina Wake Forest
Jon Austin Alec Cam Ryan
Baker Davis Eberle Dillard Anderson
SR RS SR RS JR Grad RS JR
6'3 6'4 6'4 6'4 6'6
300 290 294 310 300
Illinois Iowa Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Wisconsin
Nick James Brendan Brian Jared Brad Billy Michael
Allegretti Daniels Moore Allen Weyler North Price Deiter
JR JR JR SR RS JR RS SR SR JR
6'4 6'4 6'3 6'2 6'4 6'2 6'4 6'6
315 295 300 305 305 290 312 329
Iowa State Kansas
Julian Mesa
Good-Jones Ribordy
SO SO
6'5 6'4
295 305
ACC
Big Ten
Big 12
Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas
Reid Erick Brad Austin Zach
Najvar Wren Lundblade Schlottmann Shackelford
SR RS SR SR SR SO
6'4 6'1 6'3 6'6 6'4
295 320 300 300 305
Florida Atlantic Marshall Old Dominion Rice WKU
Antonyo Levi Nick Trey Dennis
Woods Brown Clarke Martin Edwards
RS SR RS SO JR SR RS JR
6'3 6'4 6'4 6'2 6'1
295 296 285 300 305
Army West Point BYU Notre Dame
Bryce Tejan Sam
Holland Koroma Mustipher
SR SR SR
6'2 6'0 6'2.5
285 290 305
Akron Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami (OH) NIU Ohio U Western Michigan
LaVonne Tim James Austin Dakota Nathan Danny Luke Jake John
Gauthney McAuliffe O'Hagan Doan Tallman Puthoff Godlevske Shively Pruehs Keenoy
SR RS SR JR SR RS JR SR SO RS JR SR JR
6'1 6'1 6'3 6'4 6'5 6'4 6'2 6'2 6'2 6'3
290 282 310 300 307 309 298 286 300 300
Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Hawaii Nevada New Mexico San Jose State
Mason Jake Aaron Asotui Sean Blaise Keoni
Hampton Bennett Mitchell Eli Krepsz Fountain Taylor
RS SR SR SR JR JR SR SR
6'3 6'3 6'2 6'4 6'6 6'0 6'3
303 290 307 315 320 280 303
Arizona
Nathan
Eldridge
RS SO
6'3
290
C-USA
INDP.
MAC
Mtn. West
Pac-12
California Oregon Oregon State Stanford UCLA Washington
Addison Jake Sumner Jesse Scott Coleman
Ooms Hanson Houston Burkett Quessenberry Shelton
JR RS SO JR JR SR SR
6'4 6'5 6'2 6'4 6'3 6'4
310 307 289 307 315 297
Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida LSU Ole Miss South Carolina Texas A&M
Bradley Frank Austin T.J. Will Sean Alan Colton
Bozeman Ragnow Golson McCoy Clapp Rawlings Knott Prater
RS SR SR SR RS SO JR JR SR SO
6'5 6'5 6'5 6'1 6'5 6'5 6'4 6'4
314 316 312 308 309 294 290 300
Georgia State Texas State Troy
Gabe Aaron Deontae
Mobley Brewer Crumitie
RS JR SO JR
6'2 6'3 6'2
280 285 283
SEC
Sun Belt
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses 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.
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 www.rimingtontrophy.com
Trophy
and
a
list
of
past
recipients,
visit
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.
