Bowling Green State University Athletics
Lichtensteiger Named To Rimington Award Watch List
May 19, 2006 | Football
May 19, 2006
Dallas, Texas - Bowling Green State University junior Kory Lichtensteiger is one of 39 players on the watch list for the 2006 Rimington Award given annually to the nation's center.
Lichtensteiger, a native of Van Wert, Ohio and a graduate of Crestview High School, is a two-time All-MAC performer who is moving to center from his left guard position. He has started all 23 games he has played in.
This season marks the seventh year of the Rimington Trophy recognizing the most outstanding center in college football and the first as a Regular Member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA).
The spring watch list consists of thirty-nine of college football's top men in the middle and will be updated once prior to the beginning of the season. Five Sophomores, eleven Juniors and twenty-three Seniors make up the very strong field.
"With only one returning finalist (Dan Mozes, West Virginia) from last season the competition will be wide open which will certainly make for an exciting race. Center is a very difficult position to evaluate and of course play so I wish all of the candidates and their respective teams a successful season", said Dave Rimington
Last year's winner, winner Greg Eslinger, Minnesota was a sixth round draft pick of the Denver Broncos and is expected to be a big contributor on the Broncos offensive line. In addition 2005 marked the inaugural presentation of the President Gerald R. Ford Legends of Center Award, accepted on behalf of President Ford by John Cappelletti (1973 Heisman Trophy Winner, Penn State University) at the annual Rimington Trophy banquet.
The seven year old trophy is presented by Canon, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, USA and Black & Decker. The award is hosted by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Minnesota's Greg Eslinger, Michigan's David Baas (2004 co-winner), LSU's Ben Wilkerson (2004 co-winner), Virginia Tech's Jake Grove, Miami's Brett Romberg, Ohio State's LeCharles Bentley, and Nebraska's Dominic Raiola are past recipients. Esiason created his foundation in 1993 to support research and treatment of cystic fibrosis. Esiason and Dave Rimington were teammates on the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984-87. Rimington the award's namesake, was a consensus first team All- America center at Nebraska in 1981 and 1982 during which he became the John Outland Trophy's only double winner as the nation's premiere college interior lineman.
The winner is selected by determining the consensus All-American center pick from four existing All America Teams including:
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 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 the awards banquet at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska, in January of 2007.
2006 Rimington Award Watch ListPete Bier, Army, Senior Mark Bihl, Michigan, Senior Antoine Caldwell, Alabama, Sophomore Aaron Danenhauer, Tulsa, Senior Robby D,Angelo, So. Mississippi, Junior Kyle DeVan, Oregon State, Junior Sterling Doty, Houston, Senior Robby Felix, UTEP, Sophomore Mark Fenton, Colorado, Junior Dustin Fry, Clemson, Senior Cedric Marcoux, Central Florida, Senior Leroy Harris, N.C State, Senior Tanner Jenkins, Arkansas State, Senior Brandon Jones, Texas Tech, Senior Nick Jones, Georgia, Senior Ryan Kalil, USC, Senior Jason Karcher, Wyoming, Senior Adam Korby, Idaho, Sophomore Robbie Krutilla, W. Michigan, Junior Doug Legursky, Marshall, Junior Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green, Junior Enoka Lucas, Oregon, Senior Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas, Sophomore Kurt Mann, Nebraska, Senior Dan Mozes, West Virginia, Senior Dave Ochoa, Kansas, Senior James Rossi, Navy, Junior Samson Satele, Hawaii, Senior Lyle Sendlein, Texas, Junior Stephen Schuh, Memphis, Senior Adam Spieker, Missouri, Junior Darnell Stapleton, Rutgers, Senior Scott Stephenson, Iowa State, Senior John Sullivan, Notre Dame, Senior Cody Wallace, Texas A&M, Junior Chris White, South Carolina, Senior Tony Wollschlager, Miami, Senior Eric Wood, Louisville, Sophomore Kyle Young, Fresno State, Junior
