Event Spotlight: FWAA Announces 2002 Outland Trophy Watch List Saturday, August 10, 2002 By David W. Unkle SJSports Staff Writer The following players are considered the top candidates for the 2002 Outland Trophy, which is presented by the Football Writers Association of America to the top interior lineman in college football each season. The winner of the 2002 Outland Trophy will be announced Dec. 12 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show from Orlando, Fla. Three finalists will be selected by the FWAA All-America Committee in late November and will appear on the show. The winner also will receive his trophy during a banquet on Jan. 9 in Omaha, Neb. The banquet is sponsored by the Omaha Sports Committee, which additionally will honor a past Outland winner at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Omaha. Miami's Bryant McKinnie won the 2001 Award while leading his team to the national championship. Tennessee's John Henderson, the 2000 Outland winner, was one of the three finalists for the 2001 Award, but failed to become the second person to win back-to-back Outland Trophies. Dave Rimington of Nebraska (1981 and 1982) remains the only two-time winner. The Outland Trophy has been presented every year since 1946 and is the third oldest award in major-college football. The award is named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn during the turn of the century. Dr. Outland established the award in 1946, a year before his death, with the help of the FWAA. He believed it was important for lineman to receive greater recognition. And for the last 56 years they have because of his award. 2002 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST Bryan Anderson OG Pittsburgh Shawn Andrews OT Arkansas Ben Archibald OL BYU Josh Babin DT Western Michigan Tyler Brayton DT Colorado Enoch DeMar OG Indiana Robbie Doane OT Texas Derrick Dockery OG Texas Darnell Dockett DT Florida State Nat Dorsey OT Georgia Tech Jeff Faine C Notre Dame Josh Gardner OT Cincinnati John Garrison C Nebraska Adam Goldberg OT Wyoming Brandon Green DT Rice Sherko Haji-Rasouli OG Miami, Fla. Kwame Harris OT Stanford Tommie Harris DT Oklahoma Shalimar Jackson OT New Mex. St. Al Johnson C Wisconsin Ben Johnson OT Wisconsin Cody Johnson C Nevada Garry Johnson T Arkansas State Jarret Johnson DT Alabama William Joseph DT Miami, Fla. Jimmy Kennedy DT Penn State Kenny King DT Alabama Dan Klecko DL Temple Dan Koppen C Boston College Rodney Leisle DT UCLA Wayne Lucier C Colorado Eric Manning DT Oregon State Vince Manuwai OL Hawaii Matt Martinez C Idaho Nate McPeek OT Marshall Rodney Michael C Fresno State Kindall Moorehead DT Alabama Quincy Myles DL Louisiana Tech Lance Nimmo OT West Virginia Joe Olivo NT New Mexico State Mark Parenteau OG Boston College Tony Pashos OT Illinois Tim Provost OT San Jose State Jimond Pugh C Memphis Tank Reese DT Kansas State Rex Richards OG Texas Tech Brian Rimpf OT East Carolina Derrick Roche OG Wash. St. Brett Romberg C Miami, Fla. Nick Romeo C Syracuse Mike Saffer OT UCLA Walter Sampson NG La.-Lafayette Steve Sciullo OT Marshall Ian Scott DT Florida Garrett Smith DT Utah Eric Steinbach OG Iowa Jon Stinchcomb OL Georgia David Upchurch NT West Virginia Matt Walters DT Miami, Fla. Ty Warren DL Texas A&M Brandon Westbrook OT Mid. Tenn. Todd Wike OG Maryland Brett Williams OT Florida State

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