Beachum Named To 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Beachum Named To 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List
SMU Senior One Of Three C-USA Players On List

July 8, 2011

DALLAS (SMU/FWAA) - SMU senior tackle Kelvin Beachum has been named to the prestigious 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced today.

Beachum, a Mexia native, has started every game since for SMU over the past three seasons, twice earning All-C-USA honors. In 2011, Beachum blocked for an offense that totaled a school-record 3,861 passing yards and added 1,943 yards on the ground. Earlier this summer, Dave Campbell's Texas Football recognized Beachum as Texas' top offensive lineman.

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.

Beachum continues a string of Mustangs on pre-season award Watch Lists. So far, Taylor Thompson has made the Nagurski Award List, Cole Beasley and Darius Johnson were named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Zach Line was named to the Watch List for the Maxwell Award, Thompson And Margus Hunt were selected to the Pony Express Award Watch List and Blake McJunkin was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List.

SMU opens the season Sept. 4 at Texas A&M.