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2002 Rimington Trophy Watch List
New York, NY: The Rimington Trophy Committee has announced the Watch List
for the 2002 Rimington Trophy, honoring the nation's best college center.
The award is named for Dave Rimington, college football's most decorated
offensive lineman. Rimington is the only player ever to win the Outland
Trophy twice, the former University of Nebraska center also won the Rotary
Lombardi Award in 1982 and was named a two-time consensus All-America center
and two-time Academic All-American.
The Rimington Trophy, established in 2000, is sponsored by Black and Decker.
Past Winners include LeCharles Bentley of Ohio State in 2001 and Nebraska's
Dominic Raiola in 2000. The 2002 award will be presented Dec. 14th in
Lincoln, NE, proceeds from the Rimington Trophy presentation will benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The watch list for the 2002 Rimington Trophy includes the top centers playing
NCAA Division 1-A football:
Kevin Bailey, Virginia, (Jr., 6-6, 294)
Zach Butler, Iowa State, (Sr., 6-3, 292)
Vince Carter, Oklahoma, (So., 6-3, 277)
Ben Claxton, Mississippi, (Sr., 6-3, 288)
Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama, (Sr.. 6-4, 292)
Jeff Faine, Notre Dame, (Sr., 6-3, 296)
John Garrison, Nebraska, (Sr., 6-4, 290)
Scott Huff, Boise State, (Sr.,6-2, 286)
Tyler Hunt, Washington State, (Sr., 6-3, 290)
Johnathan Ingram, San Diego State,(Sr., 6-2, 300)
Al James, Houston, (Jr., 6-0, 300)
Al Johnson, Wisconsin, (Sr., 6-4, 291)
Cody Johnson, Nevada, (Sr. 6-4. 294)
Blake Jones, Mississippi State, (Jr., 6-2, 291)
Austin King, Northwestern, (Sr., 6-4, 284)
Dan Koppen, Boston College, (Sr., 6-3, 293)
Wayne Lucier, Colorado, (Sr., 6-4, 295)
Jon Mazur, Bowling Green, (Sr., 6-2, 290)
Matt Martinez, Idaho, (Jr., 6-2, 317)
Dustin McQuivey, Utah, (Jr., 6-3, 294)
Rodney Michael, Fresno State, (Sr., 6-4, 300)
Antoine Mirambeau, Florida State, (Sr., 6-4, 280)
Bruce Nelson, Iowa, (Sr., 6-4, 290)
Ben Nowland, Auburn, (Sr., 6-3, 289)
Brian Ottney, Michigan State (Jr., 6-6, 305)
Jamal Powell, Texas Christian (Sr., 6-4, 294)
Jimond Pugh, University of Memphis, (Sr., 6-3 290)
Chad Reed, Pittsburgh, (Sr., 6-3, 290)
Hugh Reilly, Georgia Tech, (Jr., 6-4, 285)
A.J. Ricker, Missouri, (Jr., 6-4, 285)
Brett Romberg, Miami, (Sr., 6-3, 290)
Nick Romeo, Syracuse, (Jr., 6-2, 297)
Anthony Taylor, Tulsa, (Sr., 6-1, 287)
B.J. VanBriesen, New Mexico State, (Sr., 6-3, 325)
Ben Wilkerson, Louisiana State University, (So., 6-4 300)
Dan Weaver, Oregon, (Jr., 6-5, 280)
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