Mike Pouncey Named to 2010 Rimington Watch List
Monday, May 24, 2010 | Football
University of Florida senior football player Mike Pouncey (Lakeland, Fla.) was named to the 2010 Spring Watch List for The Rimington Trophy, announced by the committee. The trophy, named after Nebraska's two-time consensus All-America center Dave Rimington, is presented annually to college football's most outstanding offensive center.
Pouncey will have a chance to keep the award in the family. His twin brother, Maurkice Pouncey, won the 2009 Rimington Trophy. Mike Pouncey has made 28-straight starts on the offensive line, primarily at guard, and will make the transition to center for the 2010 season. He was named AP Second-Team All-American and First-Team All-SEC in 2009 after helping Florida lead the SEC with 3,105 rushing yards on the season. He also earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following the Florida State game, in which the Gators accumulated 545 yards of total offense.
The list includes 17 returning players from the 2009 Watch List. In all, there are 37 players on the Watch List. The ACC checks in with the most candidates, with six players being named. The Big-12 and PAC-10 are represented by five players each on the Watch List. Four SEC centers have been named to the list.
The winner will be honored at Rimington Trophy Presentation banquet at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 15, 2011.
The following is a list of those named to the 2010 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List.
| Chris Anzevino | Kent State | 6'2" | 305 | Junior |
| Tim Barnes | Missouri | 6'4" | 310 | Senior |
| Ryan Bartholemew | Syracuse | 6'2" | 298 | RS Senior |
| Colin Baxter | Arizona | 6'4" | 295 | Senior |
| Sean Bedford | Georgia Tech | 6'1" | 274 | Senior |
| Chase Beeler | Stanford | 6'3" | 276 | Senior |
| Mario Benavides | Louisville | 6'4" | 312 | Sophomore |
| Joe Bernardi | Fresno State | 6'2" | 285 | Senior |
| Ben Bojicic | Bowling Green | 6'4" | 294 | Sophomore |
| Mike Brewster | Ohio State | 6'5" | 293 | Junior |
| J.C. Brignone | Mississippi State | 6'1" | 300 | Senior |
| Ben Burkett | Northwestern | 6'4" | 285 | Junior |
| Mike Caputo | Nebraska | 6'1" | 275 | Junior |
| Dalton Freeman | Clemson | 6'5" | 280 | Sophomore |
| John Gianninoto | UNLV | 6'3" | 290 | Senior |
| Jeremiah Hatch | Kansas | 6'3" | 332 | Junior |
| Trask Iosefa | San Diego State | 6'0" | 300 | Senior |
| Ben Jones | Georgia | 6'3" | 300 | Junior |
| Jake Kirkpatrick | TCU | 6'3" | 305 | Senior |
| Alex Linnenkohl | Oregon State | 6'2" | 297 | Senior |
| Kai Maiava | UCLA | 6'1" | 300 | Junior |
| Ryan McMahon | Florida State | 6'3" | 282 | Junior |
| Colin Miller | Central Michigan | 6'3" | 292 | Senior |
| David Molk | Michigan | 6'2" | 270 | Senior |
| Bryan Morgan | Duke | 6'3" | 255 | Senior |
| Russell Nenon | Wake Forest | 6'4" | 295 | RS Junior |
| Kristofer O'Dowd | USC | 6'5" | 300 | Senior |
| Brad Paul | Memphis | 6'5" | 290 | Senior |
| Moe Petrus | Connecticut | 6'2" | 292 | RS Junior |
| Mike Pouncey | Florida | 6'5" | 312 | Senior |
| Lon Roberts | Louisiana Tech | 6'3" | 285 | RS Junior |
| Brad Serini | FIU | 6'3" | 300 | Senior |
| Keenan Stevens | Colorado | 6'2" | 290 | Senior |
| William Vlachos | Alabama | 6'1" | 296 | Junior |
| Beau Warren | Virginia Tech | 6'3" | 292 | RS Senior |
| Wade Weibert | Kansas State | 6'4" | 303 | 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.
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 $1.8 million for its benefactor, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The eleven-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $80 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.
