Chase Johnson Named to Rimington Watch List
3/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
March 29, 2004
TCU senior Chase Johnson is on the list of 36 players who have been named to the preliminary 2004 Rimington Award Watch List, which honors college football's outstanding center.
Johnson, a 6-3, 302-pound center from Shawnee Mission, Kansas, was a second team All-Conference USA selection by the league's coaches and media members in 2003. Last season, he helped the Horned Frogs log over 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing per game, one of just seven schools to accomplish the feat. He has started 24 games in his career.
The trophy is named after Dave Rimington, Nebraska's nonpareil Hall of Fame center. Boomer Esiason, a college and long-time NFL quarterback, created the award in 2000 to honor the outstanding 1-A center because there was no national award for that position. Esiason, the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1988, and Rimington, a two-time football and academic All-American, were Cincinnati Bengals teammates for four years.
The Rimington Trophy's Division 1-A winner is decided by a consensus of All-America teams that are selected by the Walter Camp Foundation, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association and The Sporting News.
Previous winners include Nebraska's Dominic Raiola (2000), Ohio State's LeCharles Bentley (2001), Miami of Florida's Brett Romburg (2002) and Virginia Tech's Jake Grove (2003).
2004 RIMINGTON AWARD WATCH LIST (as of 3/29/04)
Mark Bihl Michigan
Jim Borrieci Akron
Matt Brock Oregon State
Jason Brown North Carolina
Ben Buie Oklahoma State
Vince Carter Oklahoma
David Castillo Florida State
Ryan Cook New Mexico
Mike Degory Florida
Greg Eslinger Minnesota
Brian Ferentz Iowa
Gene Frederic Memphis
Jason Glynn Texas
John Strickland South Carolina
Jasper Harvey San Diego State
Jeremy Hines West Virginia
Richie Icognito Nebraska
Billy Irwin Connecticut
Chase Johnson TCU
Danny Lindsey Auburn
Todd Londot Miami (Ohio)
Chris Morris Michigan State
Scott Mruczkowsi Bowling Green
Jed Paulsen North Carolina State
Marvin Philip California
Donovan Raiola Wisconsin
Jason Respert Tennessee
Joel Rodriguez Miami
Kyle Schmitt Maryland
Chris Spencer Mississippi
Russ Tanner Georgia
Ben Wilkerson LSU
Zac Yarbrough Virginia
Kyle Young Fresno State
