Crowley Named To Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List
July 8, 2015 | Football
North Carolina junior center Lucas Crowley has been named to the 2015 Rimington Trophy watch list. The list includes 63 centers in Division I football. After careful consideration, representatives from Division I football programs across the country submitted nominations to the Rimington Trophy committee and the watch list was created. These athletes are projected to excel at the center position in the upcoming season. Along with 2014 Rimington Trophy Finalist Jack Allen of Michigan State, this year's watch list features 17 other returning centers previously included.
As the season progresses, the committee will continue to watch all players listed below and will announce its finalists on December 7, 2015.
Conference School First Name Last Name Class Year Height Weight
Am. Athl.
Cincinnatti Deyshawn Bond JR 6'2 298
Connecticut Ryan Crozier SO 6'4 294
Memphis Gabe Kuhn RS SO 6'4 290
SMU Taylor Lasecki SR 6'2 294
Temple Kyle Friend SR 6'2 305
ACC
Clemson Ryan Norton SR 6'3 285
Duke Matt Skura RS SR 6'4 305
Georgia Tech Freddie Burden RS JR 6'3 302
NC State Quinton Schooley SR 6'4 298
North Carolina Lucas Crowley JR 6'3 290
Pittsburgh Alex Officer RS SO 6'4 335
Syracuse Rob Trudo SR 6'4 307
Big Ten
Iowa Austin Blythe SR 6'3 290
Michigan State Jack Allen RS SR 6'2 296
Ohio State Jacoby Boren SR 6'2 285
Penn State Angelo Mangiro SR 6'3 320
Purdue Robert Kugler SR 6'3 294
Wisconsin Dan Voltz JR 6'3 311
Big 12
Baylor Kyle Fuller JR 6'5 305
Oklahoma Ty Darlington SR 6'2 299
TCU Joey Hunt SR 6'3 295
Texas Taylor Doyle SR 6'4 303
Texas Tech Jared Kaster SR 6'3 293
West Virginia Tyler Orlosky RS JR 6'4 297
C-USA
Louisiana Tech Kirby Wixson SR 6'4 325
Marshall Michael Selby JR 6'2 276
Middle Tennessee Josh Chester RS JR 6'3 305
North Texas Kaydon Kirby JR 6'3 329
Southern Miss Cameron Tom JR 6'4 287
UTEP Eric Lee SR 6'1 295
WKU Max Halpin RS JR 6'3 295
MAC
Ball State Jacob Richard RS SR 6'1 275
Bowling Green Tim McAullife RS SO 6'0 275
Central Mich. Nick Beamish SR 6'3 310
Eastern Mich. Jake Hurcombe RS JR 6'1 295
Massachusetts Matt Sparks SR 6'4 280
Northern Illinois Andrew Ness SR 6'3 298
Ohio U Lucas Powell SR 6'3 296
Mtn. West
Boise State Marcus Henry RS SR 6'3 296
Fresno State Bo Bonnheim SR 6'2 283
Utah State Austin Stephens JR 6'3 305
Pac-12
Arizona State Nick Kelly SR 6'2 294
Colorado Alex Kelley JR 6'2 310
Oregon Matt Hegarty SR 6'4.5 295
Oregon State Josh Mitchell SR 6'3 306
Stanford Graham Shuler SR 6'4 287
UCLA Jake Brendel RS SR 6'4 285
USC Max Tuerk SR 6'6 285
Utah Siaosi Aiono SR 6'2 305
SEC
Alabama Ryan Kelly SR 6'5 301
Arkansas Mitch Smothers SR 6'3 315
Kentucky Jon Toth JR 6'5 295
LSU Ethan Pocic JR 6'7 301
Missouri Evan Boehm SR 6'3 320
South Carolina Alan Knott RS SO 6'4 270
Texas A&M Mike Matthews SR 6'2 290
Vanderbilt Spencer Pulley RS SR 6'4 305
Sun Belt
Appalachian State Jesse Chapman SR 6'1 275
South Alabama Joseph Scelfo JR 6'1 295
Troy Dalton Bennett SR 6'3 301
Indpt.
Army Matt Hugenberg SR 6'5 309
BYU Tejan Koroma SO 6'0 280
Notre Dame Nick Martin Grad. 6'4.5 301
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee used these three prestigious teams to determine a winner:
• Walter Camp Foundation (WCF)
• Sporting News (SN)
• Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
Because the selectors of these three 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. The Rimington Trophy committee's policy is to count all players that play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, even though they may be listed as guards or tackles on the four All- America 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 the most second team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by a majority vote from the Rimington Trophy committee. The winner will be recognized at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
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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 $2.6 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $115 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
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About the NCFAA
The Rimington Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 22 awards boast over 700 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.
Beginning in 2015, The Home Depot College Football Awards will have a new home at the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience in downtown Atlanta. Airing live on ESPN on December 10, 2015, college football's brightest stars will be honored for their performance on and off the field.
The members of the NCFAA are unveiling their preseason watch lists over a 12-day period this month. Sixteen of the association's 22 awards select a preseason watch list and the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort to promote each award's preseason candidates. Following is the complete 2015 preseason watch list calendar:
Tuesday, July 7: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award
Wedesday, July 8: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy
Thursday, July 9: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award
Friday, July 10: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy
Monday, July 13: Jim Thorpe Award
Tuesday, July 14: Butkus Award / Rotary Lombardi Award
Wednesday, July 15: Biletnikoff Award / Wuerffel Trophy
Thursday, July 16: Davey O'Brien Award / Doak Walker Award
Friday, July 17: Walter Camp Award
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