08/20/2009 2:06 PM -
The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2009 Fall Watch List.
The list includes 12 returning players from the 2008 Watch List. In all, there are 43 players on the Watch List. The SEC checks in with the most candidates, with six players being named. The ACC, Big-12, Big Ten and WAC are represented by five players each on the Watch List.
The following is a list of those named to the 2009 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List.
|
Eddie Adamski |
Northern Illinois |
6'3" |
280 |
RS Senior |
|
Kenny Alfred |
Washington State |
6'2" |
310 |
RS Senior |
|
Garrett Anderson |
South Carolina |
6'4" |
307 |
Senior |
|
Tim Barnes |
Missouri |
6'4" |
305 |
Junior |
|
Carl Barnett |
Houston |
6'2" |
285 |
RS Senior |
|
Colin Baxter |
Arizona |
6'4" |
295 |
Junior |
|
Joe Bernardi |
Fresno State |
6'3" |
290 |
Junior |
|
Ryan Blaszczyk |
Rutgers |
6'4" |
295 |
Senior |
|
Ben Bojicic |
Bowling Green |
6'4" |
273 |
RS Sophomore |
|
Mike Brewster |
Ohio State |
6'5" |
296 |
Sophomore |
|
J.C. Brignone |
Mississippi State |
6'2" |
300 |
Junior |
|
Ben Burkett |
Northwestern |
6'4" |
280 |
Sophomore |
|
Thomas Byrd |
Boise State |
5'11" |
275 |
Sophomore |
|
Ronnie Castillo |
San Jose State |
6'0" |
292 |
Senior |
|
Eric Cook |
New Mexico |
6'6" |
315 |
Senior |
|
Lowell Dyer |
North Carolina |
6'4" |
290 |
Senior |
|
John Estes |
Hawaii |
6'2" |
290 |
Senior |
|
Chris Fisher |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
6'3" |
285 |
Senior |
|
Danny Franks |
Troy |
6'3" |
310 |
Senior |
|
Daverin Geralds |
Mississippi |
6'2" |
312 |
Senior |
|
Jorge Gonzalez |
Kentucky |
6'3" |
305 |
Senior |
|
Chris Hall |
Texas |
6'4" |
300 |
Senior |
|
Jacob Hickman |
Nebraska |
6'4" |
295 |
Senior |
|
Trask Iosefa |
San Diego State |
6'0" |
315 |
Junior |
|
Ted Larsen |
North Carolina State |
6'2" |
295 |
Senior |
|
Kevin Matthews |
Texas A&M |
6'4" |
297 |
Senior |
|
Jim McKenzie |
Syracuse |
6'4" |
286 |
Junior |
|
Ryan McMahon |
Florida State |
6'3" |
282 |
RS Junior |
|
Colin Miller |
Central Michigan |
6'3" |
291 |
Junior |
|
John Moffitt |
Wisconsin |
6'2" |
313 |
Junior |
|
David Molk |
Michigan |
6'2" |
383 |
RS Sophomore |
|
Bryan Morgan |
Duke |
6'3" |
250 |
Junior |
|
Joel Nitchman |
Michigan State |
6'3" |
296 |
Senior |
|
Kristofer O' Dowd |
USC |
6'5" |
300 |
Junior |
|
Maurkice Pouncey |
Florida |
6'5" |
318 |
Junior |
|
Lon Roberts |
Louisiana Tech |
6'3" |
277 |
RS Junior |
|
Jake Seitz |
UAB |
6'2" |
290 |
Senior |
|
Brad Serini |
Florida International |
6'3" |
300 |
Junior |
|
Matthew Tennant |
Boston College |
6'4" |
284 |
Junior |
|
Mark Thompson |
Middle Tennessee |
6'5" |
302 |
RS Senior |
|
Bradley Vierling |
Vanderbilt |
6'2" |
294 |
RS Senior |
|
Tim Walter |
Colorado State |
6'6" |
290 |
Senior |
|
J.D. Walton |
Baylor |
6'3" |
305 |
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 16, 2010.
Seth Gonzales
Rimington Trophy Media
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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 $1.3 million for its benefactor, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The ten-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $73 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.
