BATON ROUGE -- LSU offensive guard Will Arnold is one of 54 players from across the nation named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced on Monday.
The Outland Trophy has been awarded to the best offensive or defensive lineman in college football since 1946. The winner is selected by the FWAA’s All-America Committee, which also selects the association’s 25-man All-America Team.
Last year, Minnesota’s Greg Eslinger won the Outland Trophy.
Arnold, a junior from Gloster, Miss., earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2005 despite playing in only eight games for the Tigers. Arnold missed LSU’s games against Arkansas and Georgia before returning to the lineup to help the Tigers post a 40-3 win over Miami in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Against Miami, the Tigers rolled up 468 yards of offense, including a season-best 272 rushing yards, in the win over the Hurricanes. Miami entered the Peach Bowl ranked No. 2 in the nation in total defense and were allowing only 11.9 points a contest.
For his efforts in the win over Miami, Arnold was named the to SI.com All-Bowl team.
Arnold enters the 2006 season as one of two returning starters on the offensive line for the Tigers, joining fellow senior Brian Johnson. In two years of action with the Tigers, Arnold has started in 12 games and LSU has a 10-2 mark in those contests, which included a 6-0 record in 2005.
With Arnold’s mention to the Outland Trophy Watch List, LSU now has players named to preseason lists for four national awards. Joining Arnold on national award watch lists are: defensive back LaRon Landry (Nagurski and Bednarik Trophies); linebacker Ali Highsmith (Bednarik Trophy) and quarterback JaMarcus Russell (Maxwell Trophy).
The Tigers open their second season under Les Miles on Sept. 2 when LSU hosts Louisiana-Lafayette at 7 p.m. in Tiger Stadium.
2006 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST
|
Player, School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
|
Will Arnold, LSU |
G |
Jr. |
Gloster, Miss. |
|
Sam Baker, USC |
OT |
Jr. |
Tustin, Calif. |
|
Kirk Barton, Ohio State |
OT |
Jr. |
Massillon, Ohio |
|
George Batiste, Southern Miss |
OL |
Sr. |
Avondale, La. |
|
Josh Beekman, Boston College |
G |
Sr. |
Amsterdam, N.Y. |
|
Justin Blalock, Texas |
OT |
Sr. |
Plano, Texas |
|
Conrad Bolston, Maryland |
DT |
Sr. |
Burtonsville, Md. |
|
Levi Brown, Penn State |
OT |
Sr. |
Norfolk, Va. |
|
Andrew Browning, Boise State |
DT |
Sr. |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
|
Ryan Clady, Boise State |
OT |
So. |
Rialto, Calif. |
|
Brent Curvey, Iowa State |
DL |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Brian Daniels, Colorado |
OL |
Sr. |
Evergreen, Colo. |
|
Tim Duckworth, Auburn |
G |
Sr. |
Taylorsville, Miss. |
|
Mark Fenton, Colorado |
C |
Sr. |
Inglewood, Calif. |
|
Doug Free, Northern Illinois |
OT |
Sr. |
Manitowoc, Wis. |
|
Roman Fry, Clemson |
OL |
Sr. |
Ironton, Ohio |
|
Howie Fuimaono, UNLV |
DL |
Sr. |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
|
Rhema Fuller, Connecticut |
DT |
Sr. |
Cocoa, Fla. |
|
Jared Gaither, Maryland |
OT |
So. |
White Plains, Md. |
|
Ryan Harris, Notre Dame |
OL |
Sr. |
St. Paul, Minn. |
|
Daniel Inman, Georgia |
OT |
Sr. |
Hope Mills, N.C. |
|
Tanner Jenkins, Arkansas State |
C |
Sr. |
Baton Rouge, La. |
|
Chase Johnson, Wyoming |
OT |
Sr. |
Loveland, Colo. |
|
Ryan Kalil, USC |
C |
Sr. |
Corona, Calif. |
|
Jake Kuresa, BYU |
OL |
Sr. |
Millville, Utah |
|
Jake Long, Michigan |
OL |
Sr. |
Lapeer, Mich. |
|
Enoka Lucas, Oregon |
C |
Sr. |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
|
Kurt Mann, Nebraska |
OL |
Sr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
|
Brandon Mebane, California |
DT |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
|
Remel Meekins, Rutgers |
DL |
Sr. |
Westwood, N.J. |
|
Dan Mozes, West Virginia |
OL |
Sr. |
Washington, Pa. |
|
David Ochoa, Kansas |
OL |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Jeff Perrett, Tulsa |
OT |
Sr. |
Taber, Alberta |
|
Jeremy Perry, Oregon State |
OL |
So. |
Laie, Hawaii |
|
Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State |
DT |
Sr. |
Piqua, Ohio |
|
Kurt Quarterman, Louisville |
OL |
Sr. |
Albany, Ga. |
|
Manuel Ramirez, Texas Tech |
OL |
Sr. |
Sugarland, Texas |
|
SirVincent Rogers, Houston |
OL |
Jr. |
Jasper, Texas |
|
Samson Satele, Hawaii |
OL |
Sr. |
Kaneohe, Hawaii |
|
Arron Sears, Tennessee |
OT |
Sr. |
Russellville, Ala. |
|
Jeremy Sheffey, West Virginia |
G |
Sr. |
Catlettsburg, Ky. |
|
Brian Stamper, Vanderbilt |
OT |
Sr. |
Windermere, Fla. |
|
Herbert Taylor, TCU |
OT |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Shannon Tevaga, UCLA |
G |
Jr. |
Paramount, Calif. |
|
Joe Thomas, Wisconsin |
OL |
Sr. |
Brookfield, Wis. |
|
Marcus Thomas, Florida |
DT |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
|
Robert Turner, New Mexico |
G |
Sr. |
Austin, Texas |
|
Kelly Talavou, Utah |
DL |
Sr. |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
|
Tavo Tupola, Utah |
OL |
Sr. |
Kahuku, Hawaii |
|
Steve Vallos, Wake Forest |
OT |
Sr. |
Boardman, Ohio |
|
Greg Wafford, Kansas State |
OL |
Sr. |
Lancaster, Texas |
|
Theodric Watson, South Florida |
OL |
Sr. |
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
|
Eric Wood, Louisville |
OL |
So. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
Kyle Young, Fresno State |
C |
Sr. |
Fallbrook, Calif. |
Tackles, guards and centers are eligible for consideration
Candidates may be added or deleted during the season
