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, and PAC-12 check in with five candidates each. In addition, there are two graduate students and seven sophomores on the Watch List.
About the Rimington TrophyThe 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 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The twelve-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised nearly $100 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
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 | 6'2" | 315 | Senior |
| Reese Dismukes | Auburn | 6'3" | 302 | Senior |
| 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 Student |
| 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 MacPherson | 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 |
| Brian Moore | Duke | 6'2" | 285 | RS Senior |
| 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 Schartzstein | 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 | RS Senior |
| Evan Swindall | Ole Miss | 6'2" | 300 | Junior |
| Ryan Turnley | Pittsburgh | 6'6" | 320 | Senior |
| Brandon Vitabile | Northwestern | 6'4" | 314 | RS Senior |
| Stephen Warner | Louisiana Tech | 6'0" | 295 | RS Senior |
| Robert Waterman | UNLV | 6'2" | 290 | Sophomore |
| Camden Wentz | NC State | 6'3" | 225 | Senior |
