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May 29, 2012

NEW YORK CITY - The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2012 Spring Watch List, which includes Auburn sophomore Reese Dismukes, who earned Freshman All-America honors last season. 

In all, there are 50 players on the Watch List. The SEC leads the way with nine players while the ACC, Big Ten, Mountain West, and PAC-12 check in with five players each. There are two graduate students and seven sophomores on the Watch List. The following is a list of those named to the 2012 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List.

Eloy Atkinson UTEP 6'3" 305 Senior

Mario Benavides Louisville 6'4" 301 RS Senior

Nick Carlson Wyoming 6'4" 292 Senior

Braxston Cave Notre Dame 6'3" 304 Graduate

Reese Dismukes Auburn 6'3" 302 Sophomore

Trent Dupy Tulsa 6'2" 285 Senior

Dillon Farrell New Mexico 6'5" 290 Junior

James Ferentz Iowa 6'2" 284 Senior

Jay Finch Georgia Tech 6'3" 283 RS Junior

B.J. Finney Kansas State 6'4" 303 Sophomore

Travis Frederick Wisconsin 6'4" 328 Junior

Dalton Freeman Clemson 6'5" 285 Graduate

James Fry TCU 6'3" 290 Senior

Kevin Galeher Western Michigan 6'3" 300 Senior

Hronis Grasu Oregon 6'3" 284 Sophomore

Ben Habern Oklahoma 6'4" 292 Senior

Gus Handler Colorado 6'3" 295 Junior

Jonotthan Harrison Florida 6'3" 300 RS Junior

Khaled Holmes USC 6'4" 305 Senior

Andre Huval Louisiana-Lafayette 6'1" 305 Junior

Alec Johnson San Diego State 6'3" 300 Senior

T.J. Johnson South Carolina 6'6" 319 Senior

Barrett Jones Alabama 6'5" 302 Senior

Zac Kerin Toledo 6'5" 294 Junior

Tyler Larsen Utah State 6'4" 308 Junior

Patrick Lewis Texas A&M 6'2" 306 Senior

P.J. Lonergan LSU 6'4" 305 Senior

Mackey MacPerson Syracuse 6'2" 269 Junior

Joe Madsen West Virginia 6'4" 310 RS Senior

Will Matte Indiana 6'2" 290 RS Senior

Blake McJunkin SMU 6'2" 295 Senior

Andrew Miller Virginia Tech 6'4" 300 RS Junior

Graham Pocic Illinois 6'7" 305 Senior

Ryan Powis Army 6'0" 257 Sophomore

Austin Quattrochi Southern Mississippi 6'3" 292 RS Junior

Jordan Rae UCF 6'2" 275 Senior

Weston Richburg Colorado State 6'4" 297 Junior

Sam Schwartzstein Stanford 6'3" 290 Senior

Matt Smith Kentucky 6'4" 291 Senior

Matt Stankiewitch Penn State 6'3" 295 Senior

Tevita Stevens Utah 6'3" 302 Senior

Travis Swanson Arkansas 6'5" 305 Junior

Evan Swindall Ole Miss 6'2" 300 Junior

Ryan Turnley Pittsburgh 6'6" 320 Senior

Brandon Vitabile Northwestern 6'3" 300 Sophomore

Stephen Warner Louisiana Tech 6'0" 295 RS Senior

Robert Waterman UNLV 6'2" 290 Sophomore

Camden Wentz NC State 6'3" 225 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 12, 2013.

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 the cystic fibrosis community. 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 nearly $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.com

About the NCFAA

The Rimington 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.

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