University of Houston Athletics
Cougars' James Named to Rimington Watch List
8/26/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 26, 2002
University of Houston junior center Al James (Tallahassee, Fla.) today was named to the 2002 Rimington Trophy Watch List, honoring the nation's best college center. It was announced in New York by the Rimington Trophy Committee.
Entering his third season as a starter for the Cougars, James has provided every snap at the center position over the last two seasons in which he has started 22 consecutive games. James did not allow a sack in 2001.
The award is named for Dave Rimington, college football's most decorated offensive lineman. Rimington is the only player ever to win the Outland Trophy twice, the former University of Nebraska center also won the Lombardi Rotary Award in 1982 and was named a two-time consensus All-America center and two-time Academic All-American.
The Rimington Trophy, established in 2000, is co-sponsored by Black and Decker and Canon, USA. Past Winners include LeCharles Bentley of Ohio State in 2001 and Nebraska's Dominic Raiola in 2000. The 2002 award will be presented Dec. 14 in Lincoln, Neb., and proceeds from the Rimington Trophy presentation will benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation and its fight against cystic fibrosis.
The watch list for the 2002 Rimington Trophy includes the top centers playing NCAA Division 1-A football: Al James, Houston, (Jr., 6-0, 300), Kevin Bailey, Virginia, (Jr., 6-6, 294), Zach Butler, Iowa State, (Sr., 6-3, 292), Vince Carter, Oklahoma, (So., 6-3, 277), Ben Claxton, Mississippi, (Sr., 6-3, 288), Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama, (Sr.. 6-4, 292), Jeff Faine, Notre Dame, (Sr., 6-3, 296), John Garrison, Nebraska, (Sr., 6-4, 290), Scott Huff, Boise State, (Sr.,6-2, 286), Tyler Hunt, Washington State, (Sr., 6-3, 290), Johnathan Ingram, San Diego State,(Sr., 6-2, 300), Al Johnson, Wisconsin, (Sr., 6-4, 291), Cody Johnson, Nevada, (Sr. 6-4. 294), Blake Jones, Mississippi State, (Jr., 6-2, 291), Austin King, Northwestern, (Sr., 6-4, 284), Dan Koppen, Boston College, (Sr., 6-3, 293), Wayne Lucier, Colorado, (Sr., 6-4, 295), Joe Mazur, Bowling Green, (Sr., 6-2, 290), Matt Martinez, Idaho, (Jr., 6-2, 317), Dustin McQuivey, Utah, (Jr., 6-3, 294), Rodney Michael, Fresno State, (Sr., 6-4, 300), Antoine Mirambeau, Florida State, (Sr., 6-4, 280), Bruce Nelson, Iowa, (Sr., 6-4, 290), Ben Nowland, Auburn, (Sr., 6-3, 289), Brian Ottney, Michigan State (Jr., 6-6, 305), Jamal Powell, TCU (Sr., 6-4, 294), Jimond Pugh Memphis, (Sr., 6-3 290), Chad Reed, Pittsburgh, (Sr., 6-3, 290), Hugh Reilly, Georgia Tech, (Jr., 6-4, 285), A.J. Ricker, Missouri, (Jr., 6-4, 285), Brett Romberg, Miami, (Sr., 6-3, 290), Nick Romeo, Syracuse, (Jr., 6-2, 297), Anthony Taylor, Tulsa, (Sr., 6-1, 287), B.J. VanBriesen, New Mexico State, (Sr., 6-3, 325), Ben Wilkerson, Louisiana State University, (So., 6-4 300), and Dan Weaver, Oregon, (Jr., 6-5, 280).
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