The 2010 Outland Trophy Watch List has been announced by the Football Writers Association of America. The prestigious list gives football fans the first glimpse at a great crop of college offensive and defensive tackles, offensive guards and centers.
Big 12 representatives include Ryan Miller, G (Colorado), Nate Solder, T (Colorado), Ben Lamaak, C (Iowa State), Tim Barnes, C (Missouri), Jared Crick, DT (Nebraska), Cory Brandon, T (Oklahoma), Ben Habern, C (Oklahoma), Adrian Taylor, DT (Oklahoma), Sam Acho, DT (Texas) and Kyle Hix, T (Texas).
The FWAA will consider other players for the 2010 Outland Trophy Watch List and will also delete players as the season progresses. The FWAA All-America Committee will select three finalists in late November and eventually the overall winner.
The Outland Trophy, presented annually since 1946, is the third oldest award in major college football. The Outland Trophy is named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn and Kansas at the turn of the century. The 2010 winner will be announced on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 9.
The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, will be on Jan. 13 in Omaha, Neb.
