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Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Wisconsin junior Donovan Raiola was recently one of 36 players named to the preseason “watch list” for the 2004 Rimington Trophy, which is awarded annually to recognize the best center in college football.
Raiola, who started all 13 games last season and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, joins an elite group with his selection to the Rimington watch list. Former Badger Al Johnson was one of five finalists for the award in 2002, and Raiola’s brother, Dominic, was the award’s first recipient in 2000 as a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Other Rimington Trophy winners include Virginia Tech’s Jake Grove (2003), Miami’s Brett Romberg (2002) and Ohio State’s LeCharles Bentley (2001).
Of the 36 players on this season’s watch list, six come from the Big Ten, including Michigan’s Mark Bihl, Minnesota’s Greg Eslinger, Iowa’s Brian Ferentz and Michigan State’s Chris Morris.
The Rimington Trophy is named for Dave Rimington, a former Nebraska standout who twice earned All-America honors and won the Outland Trophy twice in his remarkable career. The recipient of the award is determined by a consensus of All-America teams selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, America Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, the Associated Press and The Sporting News.
— compiled from staff reports
