Here is the release from Football Writers Association of America for the 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List. Included on the list are UConn Huskies center Moe Petrus and defensive tackle Kendall Reyes.
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.
For a full look at the 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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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 tigerfwaa@aol.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 |
| Buddy Davis | Ruston Daily Leader | WAC |
| Tommy Hicks | Mobile Press-Register | Sun Belt |
| Mike Huguenin | rivals.com | ACC |
| 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 |
