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DALLAS (FWAA) – The prestigious 2011 Outland Trophy
Watch List was released today with a galaxy of potential line
stars who could win the award that goes to the best interior lineman
in college football, as selected by the Football Writers Association
of America.
 Every
Division I Bowl Subdivision conference, along with independents
BYU and Notre Dame, had at least one player on the annual list,
which includes only tackles, guards and centers on both sides of
the ball. Of the 65 players on the watch list, 16 defensive tackles
occupied spots. The rest of the linemen were on offense.
The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who
are part of the FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee,
after voting input from the entire membership, selects the 25-man
team and eventually the three Outland finalists to be named on Nov.
21. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner.
The Outland Trophy, presented annually since 1946, is the third
oldest award in major college football. The winner of the 66th Outland
Trophy, named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman
at Penn and Kansas at the turn of the century, will be announced
on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 8 on ESPN.
The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater
Omaha Sports Committee, will be held on Jan. 12, 2012, in Omaha,
Neb.
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2011 OUTLAND TROPHY
PRESEASON WATCH LIST (65) |
| Levy Adcock,
Oklahoma State, OT |
Ryan Miller,
Colorado, G |
| Jeff Allen,
Illinois, OT |
David
Molk, Michigan, C |
| Don Barclay,
West Virginia, OT |
Al Netter,
Northwestern, OT |
| Chris
Barker, Nevada, G |
Lucas
Nix, Pittsburgh, OT |
| Kelvin
Beachum, SMU, OT |
Xavier
Nixon, Florida, OT |
| Tony Bergstrom,
Utah, OT |
Trevor
Olson, Northern Illinois, OT |
| Mike Brewster,
Ohio State, C |
Kelechi
Osemele, Iowa State, OT |
| James
Brown, Troy, OT |
Moe Petrus,
Connecticut, C |
| Jared
Crick, Nebraska, DT |
Ken Plue,
Purdue, G |
| Andrew
Datko, Florida State, OT |
Dontari
Poe, Memphis, DT |
| David
DeCastro, Stanford, G |
Nate Potter,
Boise State, OT |
| Blake
DeChristopher, Virginia Tech, OT |
Tydreke
Powell, North Carolina, DT |
| Lonnie
Edwards, Texas Tech, G |
Kheeston
Randall, Texas, DT |
| Joel Foreman,
Michigan State, G |
Riley
Reiff, Iowa, OT |
| Marcus
Forston, Miami, DT |
Kendall
Reyes, Connecticut, DT |
| Dalton
Freeman, Clemson, C |
Matt Reynolds,
BYU, OT |
| Garth
Gerhart, Arizona State, C |
Mitchell
Schwartz, California, OT |
| Cordy
Glenn, Georgia, OT |
Kawann
Short, Purdue, DT |
| Ben Habern,
Oklahoma, C |
Bradley
Sowell, Ole Miss, OT |
| Braden
Hansen, BYU, G |
Akeem
Spence, Illinois, DT |
| Logan
Harrell, Fresno State, DT |
Alameda
Ta'amu, Washington, DT |
| Dan Hoch,
Missouri, OT |
Lane Taylor,
Oklahoma State, G |
| Khaled
Holmes, USC, C |
Chris
Thompson, Houston, C |
| Jaye Howard,
Florida, DT |
Omoregie
Uzzi, Georgia Tech, G |
| Malik
Jackson, Tennessee, DT |
William
Vlachos, Alabama, C |
| Chris
Jacobson, Pittsburgh, G |
Larry
Warford, Kentucky, G |
| T.J. Johnson,
South Carolina, C |
Brandon
Washington, Miami, G |
| Barrett
Jones, Alabama, G |
Rokevious
Watkins, South Carolina, OT |
| Ben Jones,
Georgia, C |
Billy
Winn, Boise State, DT |
| Matt Kalil,
USC, OT |
Derek
Wolfe, Cincinnati, DT |
| Jonathan
Martin, Stanford, OT |
Jerel
Worthy, Michigan State, DT |
| Mike Martin,
Michigan, DT |
Kevin
Zeitler, Wisconsin, G |
| Zack Martin,
Notre Dame, OT |
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| By conference:
Big Ten 13, SEC 11, Pac-12 9, ACC 7, Big 12 7, Big East
6, Conference USA 3, Independents 3, Mountain West 2, WAC
2, MAC 1, Sun Belt 1. |
Tackles,
guards and centers are eligible for consideration
Candidates may be added or removed during the season |
The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit organization
founded in 1941, consists of more than 1,200 men and women who cover college football
for a living. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists,
as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works
to govern areas that include gameday operations, major awards and its annual All-America
team. For more information about the FWAA and its award programs, contact Steve
Richardson at tiger@fwaa.com or 972-713-6198.
The Outland 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.
The members of the NCFAA are unveiling their preseason watch
lists over a 13-day period this month. Fifteen of the association's
21 awards select a preseason watch list and this is the first time
the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort to promote each award's
preseason candidates. Following is the complete 2011 preseason watch
list calendar:
Tues., July 5: Maxwell Award/Bednarik Award
Wed., July 6: Biletnikoff Award/Mackey Award
Thurs., July 7: Lou Groza Award/Ray Guy Award
Fri., July 8: Bronko Nagurski Trophy/Outland Trophy
Mon., July 11: Jim Thorpe Award
Tues., July 12: Rotary Lombardi Award
Wed., July 13: Rimington Trophy
Thurs., July 14: Butkus Award
Fri., July 15: Davey O'Brien Award/Doak Walker Award
Mon., July 18: Walter Camp Award
Related links:
• All-time Outland Trophy
winners
• Outland Trophy official
site (outlandtrophy.com)
| 2011 FWAA ALL-AMERICA
COMMITTEE |
| Kirk Bohls |
Austin American-Statesman |
Big 12 |
| Tommy Hicks |
Mobile Press-Register |
Sun Belt |
| Mike Huguenin |
rivals.com |
ACC |
| Tony Jones |
Salt Lake Tribune |
WAC |
| Tom Kensler |
Denver Post |
Pac-12 |
| Iliana Limon |
Orlando Sentinel |
C-USA |
| Kelly Lyell |
Fort Collins Coloradoan |
Mountain West |
| Brett McMurphy |
cbssports.com |
Big East |
| Randy Peterson |
Des Moines Register |
Big Ten |
| Zach Silva |
Toledo Blade |
MAC |
| Andy Staples |
si.com |
SEC |
| Phil Steele |
Phil Steele Publications |
National |
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