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Rimington Trophy watch list: Hroniss Grasu, Reese Dismukes headline list

By Patrick Schmidt

Oct 12, 2013; Seattle, WA, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Byron Marshall (9) carries the ball with Oregon Ducks offensive linesman Hroniss Grasu (55) blocking during the game against the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium. Oregon defeated Washington 45-24. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 12, 2013; Seattle, WA, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Byron Marshall (9) carries the ball with Oregon Ducks offensive linesman Hroniss Grasu (55) blocking during the game against the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium. Oregon defeated Washington 45-24. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports /
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It’s award season in college football as the watch lists for 15 different awards are in the process of being unveiled over the next two weeks. Today, the watch list for the Rimington Trophy was one of the awards to release the candidates to take home the honor as the nation’s top center.

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There was no shortage of candidates as 66 pivots were named to the list with 40 being seniors, 22 are juniors and the final four in their sophomore season.

Two finalists (Reese Dismukes and Hroniss Grassu) from last season when Florida State’s Travis Stork won and Grassu is my pick to win this year and is head and shoulders the top center in the nation and a potential late-first round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Here is this year’s Rimington Trophy watch list:

Alex Mateas, Connecticut RS Senior
Alex Huettel, Bowling Green RS Junior
Andy Gallik, Boston College Junior
Artie Rowell, Pittsburgh Junior
Austin Reiter, USF Senior
Austin Barron, Florida State Senior
Austin Blythe, Iowa Junior
B.J. Finney, Kansas State Senior
Betim Bujari, Rutgers Senior
Braden Lyons, Florida Atlantic Senior
Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern Senior
Bryce Redman, Houston Senior
Bryce Giddens, Arkansas State Junior
Chris Jasperse, Marshall Senior
Cody Waldrop, South Carolina RS Soph
Collin Rahrig, Indiana RS Senior
Dan Voltz, Wisconsin Soph
David Peterson, San Jose State Senior
David Andrews, Georgia Senior
Deyshawn Bond, Cincinnati Soph
Dillon Day, Mississippi State Senior
Dominic Espinosa, Texas Senior
Donald Senat, FIU Senior
Dylan Foxworth, Tulsa RS Senior
Edward Fusi, BYU Senior
Elliot Porter, LSU Senior
Evan Boehm, Missouri Junior
Graham Shuler, Stanford Junior
Greg Mancz, Toledo Senior
Hroniss Grasu, Oregon Senior
Isaac Seumalo, Oregon State Junior
Jack Allen, Michigan State Junior
Jake Smith, Louisville Senior
Jake Brendel, UCLA Junior
Joe Townsend, Vanderbilt Senior
Joey Grant UCF, RS Junior
Joey Hunt, TCU Junior
Jon Toth, Kentucky Soph
Jon Hoffing, Western Mich. Senior
Jordan Smith, San Diego State Junior
Kyle Friend, Temple Junior
LaMar Bratton, New Mexico Senior
Mark Pelini, Nebraska Senior
Matt Skura, Duke RS Junior
Matt Galas, Nevada Senior
Max Garcia, Florida RS Senior
Michael Husar, Air Force Junior
Mike Criste, Washington Senior
Mike Marboe, Idaho Senior
Mike Matthews, Texas A&M
Nate Leonard, UTSA Senior
Nick Beamish, Central Mich. Senior
Nick Martin, Notre Dame Senior
Reese Dismukes, Auburn Senior
Robert Kugler, Purdue Junior
Robert Waterman, UNLV Senior
Ryan Norton, Clemson Junior
Ryan Kelly, Alabama Junior
Sal Conaboy, Maryland Senior
Shane McDermott, Miami Senior
Steven Gurrola, Arizona Senior
Taylor Lasecki, SMU Junior
Tommy Olson, Minnesota Senior
Ty Darlington, Oklahoma Junior
Tom Farniok, Iowa State Senior
Valeria Ume-Ezeoke, New Mexico State Senior

The winner of the Rimington Trophy will be announded on December 11, 2014.

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