Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State's Lewis On Rimington Watch List
May 07, 2008 | Cowboy Football
NEW YORK CITY - The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2008 Spring Watch List and Oklahoma State center Andrew Lewis is included.
The 6-foot-5, 290-pound junior opened the first three games of the 2007 season at left guard and moved to center for the final 10 contests. His development was critical to the Cowboy offense that ranked seventh nationally in total offense, eighth nationally in rushing and allowed just 11 sacks in 13 games.
The list includes two finalists from the 2007 Watch List, as well as the 2007 winner of the Rimington Trophy, Arkansas' Jonathan Luigs. The Trophy has not had a repeat winner in its history.
In all, there are 42 players on the Watch List. A total of seven players represent the Big-12 Conference. The PAC-10 Conference is represented by six players, while the ACC and SEC have five players each on the Watch List.
Listed below are the members of the 2008 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List.
| Alabama | Antoine Caldwell | 6'3" | 292 lbs. | Senior |
| Arizona | Blake Kerley | 6'2" | 285 lbs. | Junior |
| Arkansas | Jonathan Luigs | 6'4" | 314 lbs. | Senior |
| Auburn | Jason Bosley | 6'2" | 281 lbs. | Senior |
| Baylor | J.D. Walton | 6'3" | 302 lbs. | Junior |
| California | Alex Mack | 6'5" | 316 lbs. | Senior |
| Central Michigan | Colin Miller | 6'3" | 280 lbs. | Sophomore |
| Colorado | Daniel Sanders | 6'3" | 325 lbs. | Senior |
| Connecticut | Keith Gray | 6'2" | 287 lbs. | RS Senior |
| Florida | International Brad Serini | 6'4" | 275 lbs. | Sophomore |
| Florida State | Ryan McMahon | 6'3" | 275 lbs. | Sophomore |
| Hawaii | John Estes | 6'2" | 290 lbs. | Junior |
| Houston | Carl Barnett | 6'3" | 285 lbs. | Junior |
| Idaho | Adam Korby | 6'2" | 292 lbs. | Junior |
| Indiana | Alex Perry | 6'7" | 292 lbs. | Sophomore |
| Kansas | Ryan Cantrell | 6'3" | 295 lbs. | Senior |
| Kansas State | Jordan Bedore | 6'3" | 308 lbs. | Senior |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Chris Fisher | 6'2" | 280 lbs. | Sophomore |
| Louisville | Eric Wood | 6'4" | 309 lbs. | Senior |
| LSU | Brett Helms | 6'2" | 283 lbs. | Senior |
| Maryland | Edwin Williams | 6'2" | 315 lbs. | Senior |
| Memphis | Philip Beliles | 6'5" | 270 lbs. | Senior |
| Nevada | Dominic Green | 6'3" | 295 lbs. | Senior |
| Ohio State | Jim Cordle | 6'4" | 297 lbs. | Junior |
| Oklahoma | Jon Cooper | 6'2" | 289 lbs. | Senior |
| Oklahoma State | Andrew Lewis | 6'5" | 290 lbs. | Junior |
| Penn State | A.Q. Shipley | 6'1" | 293 lbs. | Junior |
| Rutgers | Ryan Blaszcyk | 6'4" | 285 lbs. | Senior |
| SMU | Mitch Enright | 6'2" | 275 lbs. | Junior |
| South Florida | Jake Griffin | 6'4" | 307 lbs. | Senior |
| Stanford | Alex Fletcher | 6'3" | 295 lbs. | Senior |
| TCU | Blake Schlueter | 6'3" | 272 lbs. | Senior |
| Temple | Alex Derenthal | 6'4" | 294 lbs. | RS Senior |
| Tennessee | Josh McNeil | 6'4" | 280 lbs. | Junior |
| Texas | Chris Hall | 6'4" | 300 lbs. | Junior |
| Troy | Danny Franks | 6'3" | 308 lbs. | Junior |
| USC | Kristopher O'Dowd | 6'5" | 300 lbs. | Sophomore |
| Utah State | Ryan Tonnemacher | 6'3" | 292 lbs. | Senior |
| UTEP | Robby Felix | 6'3" | 295 lbs. | Senior |
| Washington | Juan Garcia | 6'3" | 315 lbs. | Senior |
| Washington State | Kenny Alfred | 6'2" | 310 lbs. | RS Junior |
| West Virginia | Mike Dent | 6'3" | 300 lbs. | Senior |
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
- The Sporting News
- Football Writers Association of America
Because the selectors of these four 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. Our 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 four All-American 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 the Rimington Trophy committee.
The winner will be honored at the Rimington Trophy Presentation banquet at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 17, 2009.
About the Rimington Trophy
The nine-year old trophy is presented by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Past recipients include Nebraska's Dominic Raiola, Ohio State's LeCharles Bentley, Miami's Brett Romberg, Virginia Tech's Jake Grove, co-winners Michigan's David Baas and LSU's Ben Wilkerson, Minnesota's Greg Eslinger, West Virginia's Dan Mozes and Arkansas' Jonathan Luigs. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $1.3 million for the award's benefactor, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which is hosted by the Boomer Esiason Foundation that to date has raised over $65 million for CF research
Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first team All-America Center at 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.
The Rimington Trophy is a fully accredited member of the National College Football Awards Association.
