Fresno State Athletics
Mankins Named to Outland Watch List
5/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
May 27, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. - Junior offensive tackle Logan Mankins has been named to the watch list of the prestigious 2003 Outland Trophy, presented annually to college football's top offensive lineman.
Mankins was one of 36 players, including four from the WAC, who were placed on the list by the Football Writers Association of America.
The winner of the 2003 Outland Trophy will be announced Dec. 11 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. 8 in Omaha, Neb. The banquet is sponsored by the Omaha Sports Committee, and will honor 1987 Outland winner Chad Hennings.
The 2003 season will be Mankins' third as a starter on the offensive line. He has started each of Fresno State's 27 games the past two seasons. In his first year, he was named Freshman All-America by The Sporting News after doing such a solid job of protecting David Carr's blind side. He allowed just two sacks his rookie campaign.
The first Outland Award was presented to the late George Connor of Notre Dame. Several notable linemen have won the Outland over the years. But the FWAA only started presenting a trophy to the winner in the last 15 years. Past winners who have do not have trophies are receiving them at the presentation banquet each January when the current-day winners receive their trophies.
Washington State's Rien Long won the 2002 Outland Trophy, leading his team to the Pac-10 championship and a berth in the Rose Bowl.
The Outland Trophy annually goes to the nation's top interior lineman - tackles, centers, guards on offense or defense are eligible - in college football. The FWAA All-America Committee selects the winner with input from the membership. Presented since 1946, the Outland is the third oldest award in major college football behind the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award.
The award is named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn at 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.
2003 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST
- Tim Anderson, DL, Ohio State
- Shawn Andrews, OT, Arkansas
- Calvin Armstrong, OT, Washington State
- Jason Babin, DL, Western Michigan
- Darnell Dockett, DT, Florida State
- Nat Dorsey, OT, Georgia Tech
- Rob Droege, OL, Missouri
- Louis Gachelin, DT, Syracuse
- Todd Ghilani, C, Northern Illinois
- Jake Grove, C, Virginia Tech
- Rex Hadnot, C, Houston
- Tommie Harris, DT, Oklahoma
- Joseph Hayes, OG, San Jose State
- Howard Hodges, DL, Iowa
- Trevor Hutton, OG, Utah State
- Richie Incognito, C, Nebraska
- Carlos Joseph, OT, Miami (Fla.)
- Jason Kaufusi, DL, Utah
- Brandon Kennedy, DT, North Texas
- Nick Leckey, OL, Kansas State
- Logan Mankins, OT, Fresno State
- Matt Martinez, C, Idaho
- Nate McPeek, OL, Marshall
- Shane Olivea, OT, Ohio State
- Tony Pape, OT, Michigan
- Rob Petitti, OT, Pittsburgh
- Brady Poppinga, DL, BYU
- Brian Rimpf, OT, East Carolina
- Jacob Rogers, OT, USC
- Darrion Scott, DL, Ohio State
- Isaac Sopoaga,, DT, Hawaii
- Max Starks, OT, Florida
- Ben Stephens, C, Rice
- Claude Terrell, OL, New Mexico
- Marcus Tubbs, DT, Texas
- Dan Weaver, C, Oregon
