Northwestern University Athletics
Brad North Named to 2017 Rimington Award Watch List
7/11/2017 8:11:00 AM | Football
North was one of eight Big Ten players named to the watch list Tuesday morning by the Rimington Trophy Committee, including Nick Allegretti (Illinois), James Daniels (Iowa), Brendan Moore (Maryland), Brian Allen (Michigan State), Jared Wyler (Minnesota), Billy Price (Ohio State) and Michael Deiter (Wisconsin).
The Allen, Texas, native has started the last 17 games at center for the Wildcats, including all 13 games as a junior last season. North helped lead an offensive line that paved the way to Justin Jackson rushing for a career-high 1,524 yards and 15 touchdowns. Quarterback Clayton Thorson also set career highs with 3,128 passing yards and 22 touchdowns, breaking Northwestern single-season records for touchdown passes and most yards thrown by a sophomore quarterback.
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee used these three prestigious teams to determine a winner:
· Walter Camp Foundation (WCF)
· Sporting News (SN)
· Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
Because the selectors of these three 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. The Rimington Trophy committee's policy is to count all players that play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, even though they may be listed as guards or tackles on the All- America 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 the most second team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by a majority vote from the Rimington Trophy committee. The winner will be recognized at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, January 13, 2018.
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