FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2012

CONTACT:
Seth Gonzales
Rimington Trophy Media Relations
646-292-7946
sgonzales@esiason.org

RIMINGTON TROPHY RELEASES 2012 SPRING WATCH LIST

NEW YORK CITY - The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2012 Spring Watch List.

The list includes 21 returning players from the 2011 Watch List. 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
Mike Marboe	Idaho	6'3"	301	Sophomore
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.