DALLAS (FWAA) The Football Writers Association of America
has announced the 2005 Outland Trophy Watch List. Thirty-six standout
linemen from around the country have been nominated
for consideration in the preseason.
The
Outland Trophy has been awarded to the best offensive or defensive
lineman in college football since 1946. The winner is selected by the
FWAAs All-America Committee, which selects the association's 25-man
team and picks three Outland Trophy finalists.
The 2005 Outland Trophy announcement will be on Dec. 8 in Orlando,
Fla., on the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. The Outland
Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports
Committee and First Data Corporation, is set for Jan. 12, 2006, in
Omaha, Neb.
Oklahoma offensive tackle Jammal Brown won the 2004 Outland Trophy.
Former Outland winner Ron Yary from USC (1967), will make the
announcement of the 2005 winner in Orlando.
Additional Outland Trophy candidates may be added during the course
of the season. Tackles, guards and centers are eligible for
consideration.
The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit organization
founded in 1941, consists of more than 900 men and women across North America
who cover college football for a living. The membership includes journalists,
broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas
that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include gameday
operations, major awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team.
For more information on the Outland Trophy, go to the official
website,
www.outlandtrophy.com, or contact FWAA executive
director Steve Richardson (972-713-6198 or
tiger@fwaa.com).