McJunkin named to Rimington Trophy watch list

by **PonyPride** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:07 pm

McJunkin named to Rimington Trophy watch list

NEW YORK CITY - The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2011 Fall Watch List.

The list includes 13 returning players from the 2010 Watch List. In all, there are 43 players on the Watch List. The SEC checks in with the most candidates, with seven players representing the conference. The Big Ten follows with six players being named to the Watch List.

The following is a list of those named to the 2011 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List.

Chris Anzevino Kent State 6'2" 305 Senior
Eloy Atkinson UTEP 6'3" 300 Junior
Mario Benavides Louisville 6'4" 300 Junior
Philip Blake Baylor 6'2" 315 Senior
Ben Bojicic Bowling Green 6'4" 295 Senior
Colin Boss Middle Tennessee State 6'4" 310 RS Senior
Mike Brewster Ohio State 6'5" 305 Senior
Terence Brown BYU 6'4" 330 Senior
Ben Burkett Northwestern 6'4" 300 Senior
Thomas Byrd Boise State 5'11" 288 Senior
Mike Caputo Nebraska 6'1" 275 Senior
Nick Carlson Wyoming 6'4" 292 Junior
Tom Castilaw Arkansas State 6'3" 280 RS Senior
Braxton Cave Notre Dame 6'3" 303 Senior
Trent Dupy Tulsa 6'2" 285 Junior
Dillon Farrell New Mexico 6'5" 290 RS Sophomore
James Ferentz Iowa 6'2" 284 Junior
Dalton Freeman Clemson 6'5" 285 Junior
Kevin Galeher Western Michigan 6'4" 312 Junior
Grant Garner Oklahoma State 6'3" 289 Senior
Garth Gerhart Arizona State 6'2" 295 RS Senior
Jeremiah Hatch Kansas 6'3" 332 Senior
A.J. Hawkins Mississippi 6'3" 313 Junior
Cam Holland North Carolina 6'2" 320 Senior
Tyler Horn Miami 6'4" 305 Senior
Grant Johnson Oregon State 6'3" 293 Senior
T.J. Johnson South Carolina 6'4" 314 Junior
Ben Jones Georgia 6'3" 316 Junior
Peter Konz Wisconsin 6'5" 313 RS Junior
Tyler Larsen Utah State 6'4" 297 Sophomore
P.J. Lonergan LSU 6'4" 300 Junior
Joe Madsen West Virginia 6'4" 300 RS Junior
Kai Maiava UCLA 6'1" 318 RS Senior
Blake McJunkin SMU 6'2" 290 Senior
David Molk Michigan 6'2" 288 RS Senior
Brian Moore Duke 6'2" 285 RS Junior
Moe Petrus Connecticut 6'2" 302 RS Senior
Weston Richburg Colorado State 6'4" 302 Sophomore
Darion Smith UAB 6'2" 280 Senior
Matt Smith Kentucky 6'4" 303 Junior
Travis Swanson Arkansas 6'5" 305 RS Sophomore
William Vlachos Alabama 6'1" 294 Senior
Scott Wedige Northern Illinois 6'4" 314 RS 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 14, 2012.

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 million for its benefactor, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The twelve-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised $86 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

by **PonyPlayer4** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:16 pm

Do we even know if he is going to start yet?

by **Junior** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:30 pm

PonyPlayer4 wrote:Do we even know if he is going to start yet?

No

by **ALEX LIFESON** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:20 pm

Junior wrote:
PonyPlayer4 wrote:Do we even know if he is going to start yet?

No

If he does, how about snapping the ball, where Padron doesn't have to turn into rubber man to get it.

by **One Trick Pony** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:52 pm

by **High Horse** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:25 am

Dave Campbell has him listed as the starter. I assume that information comes from somewhere.

by **Junior** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:19 am

High Horse wrote:Dave Campbell has him listed as the starter. I assume that information comes from somewhere.

assume it defaults to him prior to summer workouts. there's going o be some competition for the position.