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2015 Fall Watch List07/08/2015 8:03 AM -
PRESS RELEASE --- Wednesday, July 8, 2015
The Rimington Trophy Committee has released its 2015 Fall Watch List, which includes 63 centers in Division I football. After careful consideration, representatives from Division I football programs across the country submitted nominations to the Rimington Trophy committee and the watch list was created. These athletes are projected to excel at the center position in the upcoming season. Along with 2014 Rimington Trophy Finalist Jack Allen of Michigan State, this year’s watch list features 17 other returning centers previously included.
As the season progresses, the committee will continue to watch all players listed below and will announce its finalists on December 7, 2015.
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 four 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 16, 2016.
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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 $2.6 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 $115 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) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 22 awards boast over 700 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story. Beginning in 2015, The Home Depot College Football Awards will have a new home at the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience in downtown Atlanta. Airing live on ESPN on December 10, 2015, college football’s brightest stars will be honored for their performance on and off the field. The members of the NCFAA are unveiling their preseason watch lists over a 12-day period this month. Sixteen of the association’s 22 awards select a preseason watch list and the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort to promote each award’s preseason candidates. Following is the complete 2015 preseason watch list calendar:
Tuesday, July 7: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award Wedesday, July 8: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy Thursday, July 9: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award Friday, July 10: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy Monday, July 13: Jim Thorpe Award Tuesday, July 14: Butkus Award / Rotary Lombardi Award Wednesday, July 15: Biletnikoff Award / Wuerffel Trophy Thursday, July 16: Davey O’Brien Award / Doak Walker Award Friday, July 17: Walter Camp Award
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