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Gators' Mike Pouncey Named to Rimington Trophy Watch List

Photo – Mike Pouncey - Florida

Florida senior center Mike Pouncey was named to the 2010 Rimington Trophy Watch List. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football.

Pouncey has appeared in 39 games with 32 starts and started all 14 games during the 2008 and 2009 seasons, including the Gators’ 2010 Sugar Bowl victory, the 2008 SEC Championship Game victory and the 2008 FedEx BCS National Championship Game victory. Last season, Pouncey was named a 2009 AP Second-Team All-American, as well as an AP First-Team All-SEC selection.

In 2009, Mike’s brother, Maurkice, became the first Gator to win the award after tallying 40 career starts over his three seasons, while also garnering recognition as a first-team All-American by Walter Camp, the FWAA, Sporting News and CBSSports.com. Maurkice was the 18th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. If Mike wins the award, it would be the first time two brothers won the same award.

The award is named in honor of Dave Rimington, 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.

In all, there are 37 players on the Watch List. The ACC checks in with the most candidates, with six players being named. The SEC, Big-12 and PAC-10 are represented by five players each on the Watch List. While more than a dozen All-America football teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses these four prestigious teams to determine a winner:

* American Football Coaches Association
* Walter Camp Foundation
* Sporting News
* Football Writers Association of America

Frank Coyle is a longtime Member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe, etc. He is a voter for weekly Team and Player Awards.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 most second-team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by the Rimington Trophy committee. The winner will be honored at the Rimington Trophy Presentation banquet at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 15, 2011.

2010 Rimington Trophy Watch List
Chris Anzevino - Kent State - 6'2" 305 - Junior
Tim Barnes - Missouri - 6'4" 310 - Senior
Ryan Bartholemew - Syracuse - 6'2" 310 - RS Senior
Colin Baxter - Arizona - 6'4" 295 - Senior
Sean Bedford - Georgia Tech - 6'1" 274 - Senior
Chase Beeler - Stanford - 6'3" 276 - Senior
Mario Benavides - Louisville - 6'4" 312 - Sophomore
Joe Bernardi - Fresno State - 6'2" 285 - Senior
Ben Bojicic - Bowling Green - 6'4" 294 - Sophomore
Mike Brewster - Ohio State - 6'5" 293 - Junior
J.C. Brignone - Mississippi State - 6'1" 300 - Senior
Ben Burkett - Northwestern - 6'4" 285 - Junior
Mike Caputo - Nebraska - 6'1" 275 - Junior
Dalton Freeman - Clemson - 6'5" 280 - Sophomore
Jordan Holmes - Oregon - 6'5" 294 - Senior
Trask Iosefa - San Diego State - 6'0" 300 - Senior
Ben Jones - Georgia - 6'3" 300 - Junior
Jake Kirkpatrick - Texas Christian - 6'3" 305 - Senior
Peter Konz - Wisconsin - 6'5" 313 - Sophomore
Alex Linnenkoh - Oregon State - 6'2" 297 - Senior
Kai Maiava - UCLA - 6'1" 300 - Junior
Ryan McMahon - Florida State - 6'3" 282 - Junior
Colin Miller - Central Michigan - 6'3" 292 - Senior
David Molk - Michigan - 6'2" 270 - Senior
Bryan Morgan - Duke - 6'3" 255 - Senior
Russell Nenon - Wake Forest - 6'4" 295 - RS Junior
Kristofer O'Dowd - USC - 6'5" 300 - Senior
Brad Paul - Memphis - 6'5" 290 - Senior
Moe Petrus - Connecticut - 6'2" 292 - RS Junior
Mike Pouncey - Florida - 6'5" 312 - Senior
Ryan Pugh - Auburn - 6'4" 297 - Senior
Lon Roberts - Louisiana Tech - 6'3" 285 - RS Junior
Brad Serini - Florida International - 6'3" 300 - Senior
Keenan Stevens - Colorado - 6'2" 290 - Senior
William Vlachos - Alabama - 6'1" 296 - Junior
Beau Warren - Virginia Tech - 6'3" 292 - RS Senior
Wade Weibert - Kansas State - 6'4" 303 - Senior