Bowling Green State University Athletics
Mruczkowski Up for 2004 Lombardi Award
March 30, 2004 | Football
March 30, 2004
Senior center Scott Mruczkowski is one of 54 preliminary candidates for the 2004 Rotary Lombardi Award which honors the finest linemen in college football. Mruczkowski was a first-team all-MAC selection in 2003.
This year, the Rotary Lombardi Award will celebrate the 35th year of honoring the finest linemen in college football. The annual Rotary Lombardi Award Dinner will be held in Houston on December 8, with all net proceeds from the dinner and related activities adding to the total of nearly $3 million that has been raised for the American Cancer Society since the events inception.
The 54 preliminary candidates earned a place on the initial Watch List by earning All-American honors at the end of the 2003 or previous seasons, or by being named to their respective All Conference team as selected by the conference's head coaches. The Watch List will be updated prior to the start of the 2004 season, in order to identify those players who have been selected as pre-season honors candidates. Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen and those defensive players who line up within five yards of the football.
While the Watch Lists highlights players who have already received national recognition, any Division I player who meets the position requirements is eligible for consideration from the Rotary Lombardi Selection Committee, which is comprised of over 500 members, including all past finalists, all Division I head coaches and a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The Rotary Lombardi Watch List, intended as a reference tool for the Selection Committee, will be periodically updated and revised.
2004 Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
Anthony Alabi, TCU Calvin Armstrong, Washington State Brian Atkinson, Northern Illinois Andy Avalos, Boise State Adrian Awasom , North Texas Alex Barron, Florida State David Baas, Michigan Michael Boley, Southern Miss Andy Brewster, North Texas Wesley Britt, Alabama C.J. Brooks, Maryland Jammal Brown, Oklahoma Nick Bunting, Tulsa Vince Carter, Oklahoma Andrew Clarke, Toledo Dan Cody, Oklahoma Shaun Cody, USC Trent Cole, Cincinnati Ryan Cook, New Mexico Harvey Dahl, Nevada Will Derting, Washington State Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma Greg Eslinger, Minnesota Matt Grootegoed, USC Marquis Harris, Colorado A.J. Hawk, Ohio State Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech Matt Herian, Nebraska Leroy Hill, Clemson Derrick Johnson, Texas Nick Kaczur, Toledo Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College Jamus Martin, Marshall Heath Miller, Virginia Garrett Mills, Tulsa Kirk Morrison, San Diego State Scott Mruczkowski, Bowling Green Michael Munoz, Tennessee Mike Patterson, USC Erik Pears, Colorado State Rob Petitti, Pittsburgh David Pollack, Georgia Brady Poppinga, BYU Julius Roberts, Boise State Matt Roth, Iowa Adam Seward, UNLV Adam Snyder, Oregon Steve Subia, New Mexico State Kyle Takavitz, Cincinnati Claude Terrell, New Mexico Odell Thurman, Georgia Jake VerStraete, Northern Illinois Eric Winston, Miami Zac Woodfin, UAB
