IU senior center Collin Rahrig was named to the Rimington Trophy Fall Watch list, the Rimington Trophy Committee announced Tuesday. Since 2000, the Rimington Trophy has been awarded to the nation’s most outstanding center.
The fifth-year senior is one of 64 athletes to be selected for the watch, nine of whom play for Big Ten teams. Former winners of the Rimington Trophy include Alabama’s Barrett Jones, Michigan’s David Molk and Penn State’s A.Q. Shipley.
Rahrig was a 2013 honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. He started 10 games for the Hoosiers last season and was recognized as IU offensive player of the week twice last season after wins against Penn State and Purdue.
The South Bend native was an anchor on a Hoosier offensive line that did not allow a sack in six games last season. IU allowed one sack every 26.1 pass attempts, ranking third in the Big Ten.
IU set single-season school records with 6,102 total yards, 508.5 total yards per game, 461 points, 38.4 points per game, 36 passing touchdowns, 62 total touchdowns and 300 first downs last season.
The Hoosiers averaged over 300 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in the same year for the first time in program history, helping the team to become one of just six teams in the nation to rank in the top 30 in total, passing, scoring and rushing offense.
Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $2.5 million for the cystic fibrosis community while recognizing the nation’s most elite centers. The 14-year-old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation which has raised over $100 million for cystic fibrosis research.
