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Andrew Meyer Named to Rimington Award Watch List

Andrew Meyer Named to Rimington Award Watch List


EL PASO, Texas – UTEP sophomore center Andrew Meyer has been named to the Rimington Award Watch List, it was announced by the organization on Wednesday. 
 
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I
College Football. Since its inception, the seventeen-year old award has raised over $4.45 million
for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis.
 
Meyer has started all five games for the Miners this season, while he has totaled 16 career appearances in the orange and blue over the past two seasons. 
 
Meyer, a sophomore from San Marcos, California, is one of eight Conference USA centers named to the Rimington Award Watch List along with Jaelin Fisher (Charlotte), Shane McGough (FIU), Nick Weber (FAU), Kody Russey (LA Tech), Andrew Smith (UAB), Ahofitu Maka (UTSA) and Seth Joest (WKU). 
 
The Rimington Trophy Committee adjusted its procedures with consideration to the COVID-19
pandemic, choosing to hold its 2020 watch list until play began and a plan was implemented
across all Division I conferences. This year, it accepted all nominations from eligible Division I
programs with the goal of highlighting as many collegiate centers as possible and showing the
outstanding commitment of the following student athletes.
 
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy
committee uses 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. Because of COVID-19 and the ever-changing guidelines of in-person events, details of the annual presentation will be announced when confirmed.
 
Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was 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 two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy and a list of past recipients, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com. 
 
The Rimington Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org to learn more about the association.
 
 
The Miners (3-2, 0-1 C-USA) and Southern Miss (1-3, 1-1 C-USA) will square off at 5:30 p.m. MT in the Sun Bowl. UTEP is 2-0 at home this season. Saturday's game represents the Miners' Conference USA home opener.
 
To purchase tickets, visit www.utepminers.com/tickets, call 747-UTEP or email tickets@utep.edu.
 
 
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