Arkansas' Travis Swanson (64) is one of the nation's best centers. (Beth Hall-USA TODAY Sports)
NEW YORK CITY – The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2013 Fall Watch List.The list includes 17 returning players from the 2012 Watch List. In all, there are 44 players on the Watch List. The SEC leads the way with nine players while the PAC-12 and the Mountain West Conference check in with five players each.The following is a list of those named to the 2013 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List.
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: * Walter Camp Foundation * Sporting News * Football Writers Association of America 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 11, 2014. *Please note that the watchlist is subject to change without notice due to injury, position change, and/or performance. |
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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 $2.5 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The fourteen-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $100 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.comAbout the NCFAAThe Rimington Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 21 awards boast 678 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.orgto learn more about our story.The members of the NCFAA are unveiling their preseason watch lists over a 12-day period this month. Fifteen of the association’s 21 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 2013 preseason watch list calendar:Mon., July 8: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award Tue., July 9: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy Wed., July 10: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award Thurs., July 11: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy Fri., July 12: Jim Thorpe Award Mon., July 15: Butkus Award / Rotary Lombardi Award Tue., July 16: Biletnikoff Award Wed., July 17: Davey O’Brien Award Thurs., July 18: Doak Walker Award Fri., July 19: Walter Camp Award |
