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2015 Fall Watch List

07/08/2015 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.

 

Conference

School

First Name

Last Name

Class Year

Height

Weight

Am. Athl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnatti

Deyshawn

Bond

JR

6'2

298

 

Connecticut

Ryan

Crozier

SO

6'4

294

 

Memphis

Gabe

Kuhn

RS SO

6'4

290

 

SMU

Taylor

Lasecki

SR

6'2

294

 

Temple

Kyle

Friend

SR

6'2

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clemson

Ryan

Norton

SR

6'3

285

 

Duke

Matt

Skura

RS SR

6'4

305

 

Georgia Tech

Freddie

Burden

RS JR

6'3

302

 

NC State

Quinton

Schooley

SR

6'4

298

 

North Carolina

Lucas

Crowley

JR

6'3

290

 

Pittsburgh

Alex

Officer

RS SO

6'4

335

 

Syracuse

Rob

Trudo

SR

6'4

307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Ten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa

Austin

Blythe

SR

6'3

290

 

Michigan State

Jack

Allen

RS SR

6'2

296

 

Ohio State

Jacoby

Boren

SR

6'2

285

 

Penn State

Angelo

Mangiro

SR

6'3

320

 

Purdue

Robert

Kugler

SR

6'3

294

 

Wisconsin

Dan

Voltz

JR

6'3

311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baylor

Kyle

Fuller

JR

6'5

305

 

Oklahoma

Ty

Darlington

SR

6'2

299

 

TCU

Joey

Hunt

SR

6'3

295

 

Texas

Taylor

Doyle

SR

6'4

303

 

Texas Tech

Jared

Kaster

SR

6'3

293

 

West Virginia

Tyler

Orlosky

RS JR

6'4

297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana Tech

Kirby

Wixson

SR

6'4

325

 

Marshall

Michael

Selby

JR

6'2

276

 

Middle Tennessee

Josh

Chester

RS JR

6'3

305

 

North Texas

Kaydon

Kirby

JR

6'3

329

 

Southern Miss

Cameron

Tom

JR

6'4

287

 

UTEP

Eric

Lee

SR

6'1

295

 

WKU

Max

Halpin

RS JR

6'3

295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball State

Jacob

Richard

RS SR

6'1

275

 

Bowling Green

Tim

McAullife

RS SO

6'0

275

 

Central Mich.

Nick

Beamish

SR

6'3

310

 

Eastern Mich.

Jake

Hurcombe

RS JR

6'1

295

 

Massachusetts

Matt

Sparks

SR

6'4

280

 

Northern Illinois

Andrew

Ness

SR

6'3

298

 

Ohio U

Lucas

Powell

SR

6'3

296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mtn. West

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise State

Marcus

Henry

RS SR

6'3

296

 

Fresno State

Bo

Bonnheim

SR

6'2

283

 

Utah State

Austin

Stephens

JR

6'3

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pac-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona State

Nick

Kelly

SR

6'2

294

 

Colorado

Alex

Kelley

JR

6'2

310

 

Oregon

Matt

Hegarty

SR

6'4.5

295

 

Oregon State

Josh

Mitchell

SR

6'3

306

 

Stanford

Graham

Shuler

SR

6'4

287

 

UCLA

Jake

Brendel

RS SR

6'4

285

 

USC

Max

Tuerk

SR

6'6

285

 

Utah

Siaosi

Aiono

SR

6'2

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama

Ryan

Kelly

SR

6'5

301

 

Arkansas

Mitch

Smothers

SR

6'3

315

 

Kentucky

Jon

Toth

JR

6'5

295

 

LSU

Ethan

Pocic

JR

6'7

301

 

Missouri

Evan

Boehm

SR

6'3

320

 

South Carolina

Alan

Knott

RS SO

6'4

270

 

Texas A&M

Mike

Matthews

SR

6'2

290

 

Vanderbilt

Spencer

Pulley

RS SR

6'4

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Belt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appalachian State

Jesse

Chapman

 SR

6’1

275

 

South Alabama

Joseph

Scelfo

JR

6'1

295

 

Troy

Dalton

Bennett

SR

6'3

301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indpt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Army

Matt

Hugenberg

SR

6'5

309

 

BYU

Tejan

Koroma

SO

6'0

280

 

Notre Dame

Nick

Martin

Grad.

6'4.5

301

 

 

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

 

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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 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