Lombardi List
Here is the watch list for the Lombardi Award, of which I am a voter. USC defensive tackle Jurrell Casey and middle linebacker Chris Galippo made the list.
Player Pos. School Player Highlights
Sam Acho DE Texas HM all-Big 12, 10 sacks and 10 tackles for a loss (TFL)
Pierre Allen DE Nebraska Started all 14 games at DE, 51 tackles and five sacks
Marvin Austin DT UNC Second team all-ACC, 42 tackles and 4 sacks
Akeem Ayers LB UCLA Dynamic play maker, HM all-Pac 10, 3 Def. TDs & 14.5 TFL
Allen Bailey DT/DE Miami First team all-ACC, 4th in ACC in sacks per game
Jeff Battipaglia OT Navy Started all 13 games - led Navy rush attack to #4 ranking
Jeremy Beal DE Oklahoma Hendricks Award finalist, Third team All-American - 11 sacks
Chase Beeler C Stanford Second team all-Pac 10 selection for 8-5 Cardinal
Nick Bellore LB Cent. Mich. First team all-MAC, 132 tackles and 13 tackles for a loss
Broderick Binns DE Iowa Honorable mention all-Big Ten, 6.5 sacks and 10 TFL
Clint Boling OT Georgia Second team all-SEC selection at tackle
Justin Boren G Ohio State First team all-Big Ten guard (media)/Second team (coaches)
Chris Borland LB Wisconsin Big Ten Freshman of the Year, HM all-Big Ten
Da'Quan Bowers DE Clemson Projected to be #1 ranked DE in 2011 Draft, 3 sacks in 2009
Vontaze Burfict LB Ariz. State Sun Devils' Human Highlight reel, Pac 10 Def. Freshman of the Year
Marcus Cannon OT TCU First team All-MWC - didn't allow one sack in 2009
Tank Carder LB TCU Second team all-MWC, 89 tackles and 10 TFL
Gabe Carimi OT Wisconsin First team all-Big Ten tackle (media)/Second team (coaches)
James Carpenter OT Alabama Started all 14 games at left tackle for national champions
Bruce Carter LB UNC Second team all-ACC, led the nation with 5 blocked kicks
Jurrell Casey DT USC Honorable mention all-Pac 10, 4.5 sacks and 9 TFL
Anthony Castonzo OT Boston Col. First team all-ACC at tackle in 2009
Ugo Chinasa DE Ok. State Honorable mention all-Big 12, 6.5 sacks and 10 TFL
Adrian Clayborn DE Iowa 2010 Orange Bowl Defensive MVP, First team all-Big 10
Jared Crick DT Nebraska First Team All Conference 32 sacks and 67 tackles for loss.
Wayne Daniels DE TCU Second team all-MWC, 5.5 sacks and 9 TFL
Marcell Dareus DT Alabama 2010 BCS National Championship Game Def. MVP
Grant Fleming LB LA-Layafette Preseason All-Sun Belt selection, will be a four-year starter
Chris Galippo LB USC Honorable mention all-Pac 10, 70 tackles and 8 TFL
Cameron HeywardDT/DE Ohio State Second team all-Big Ten, led Buckeyes with 7.5 sacks
Mark Herzlich LB Boston Col Sat out 2009 following cancer treatments - all-ACC in 2008
Dont'a Hightower LB Alabama Injured in 2009 - played in only 4 games
Kyle Hix OT Texas Honorable Mention all Big 12 Selection
Ross Homan LB Ohio State Second team all-Big 10 (media and coaches)
Justin Houston DE Georgia Second team all-SEC, 7.5 sacks and 15 TFLs (led team)
Rodney Hudson G Fl. State First team all-ACC, Awarded ACC Jacobs Trophy (best blocker)
Nate Irving LB NC State Injured in 2009, missed the entire season
Ethan Johnson DE Notre Dame Led the Irish with 4 sacks, moves out to DE in 2010
Greg Jones LB Mich. State First team all-Big Ten after 154 tackle season (3rd in nation)
Lance Kendricks TE Wisconsin 29 receptions for 356 yards and 3 TDs,
Ryan Kerrigan DE Purdue First team all-Big Ten (media)/Second team (coaches) - 13 sack
USC: The only school in the country where you don't have to start to win national awards of excellence.
Love to count, I do.
Two nominees on this list, USC has.
Only one, UCLA has.
Only one, Notre Dame has.
Slow as a bantha, those Bruins are.
A bare cupboard, Jabba the Weis left for his replacement.
2/3 of the Earth, water covers.
The rest, Wolf covers.
Sweet as Leia's slave outfit, is this scoop!
A bantha reference. Well played sir.
It's amazing that all the great defensive players in the nation have last names that range from A - K. What are the freaking odds?
Or maybe Scooter just gave us a partial list and forgot to tell us.
Casey is gonna dominate this year. I also look for Nick Perry to dominate.
A very good point, sureshot makes.
Not much attention to the actual names, did I pay.
More about the counting, for me it is.
Uncertain, the taste of this scoop becomes.
admit i must, got blog game, YoSmackBucket has.
for certain, one thing is.
Lawyer John, he is not!
herh herh herh.
Not sure who makes less sense and sounds like they have a mouth full of marbles more? Yoda or Lou Holtz?