University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Batiste Named To Outland Trophy Watch List
6/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
June 19, 2006
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Senior offensive lineman George Batiste was named to the 2006 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced today.
Batiste, named 2006 preseason All-Conference USA by The Sporting News, was one of 54 lineman selected to the Watch List.
The Avondale, La., native returns for the fourth-straight season as the starter at right guard on the offensive line. Batiste was a 2005 first-team All-Conference USA selection, also earning the honor from collegefootballnews.com. He was also selected as the No. 2 offensive lineman and the No. 16 overall player in Conference USA by the web site. He did not allow a sack in 2005 and led the offensive line with 11 pancakes and 54 knockdowns.
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 selects the association's 25-man team and picks three Outland Trophy finalists.
The 2006 Outland Trophy announcement will be on Dec. 7 in Orlando, Fla., on the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee and First Data Corporation, is set for Jan. 11, 2007, in Omaha, Neb.
The Outland Trophy has been awarded annually by the FWAA since 1946. It is named after the late John Outland, a lineman at Pennsylvania at the turn of the century.
Additional Outland Trophy candidates may be added during the course of the season. Tackles, guards and centers are eligible for consideration.
2006 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
Will Arnold -- LSU
Sam Baker -- USC OT
Kirk Barton -- Ohio State
George Batiste -- Southern Miss
Josh Beekman -- Boston College
Justin Blalock -- Texas
Conrad Bolston -- Maryland
Levi Brown -- Penn State
Andrew Browning -- Boise State
Ryan Clady -- Boise State
Brent Curvey -- Iowa State
Brian Daniels -- Colorado
Tim Duckworth -- Auburn
Mark Fenton -- Colorado
Doug Free -- Northern Illinois
Roman Fry -- Clemson
Howie Fuimaono -- UNLV
Rhema Fuller -- Connecticut
Jared Gaither -- Maryland
Ryan Harris -- Notre Dame
Daniel Inman -- Georgia
Tanner Jenkins -- Arkansas State
Chase Johnson -- Wyoming
Ryan Kalil -- USC
Jake Kuresa -- BYU
Jake Long -- Michigan
Enoka Lucas -- Oregon
Kurt Mann -- Nebraska
Brandon Mebane -- California
Remel Meekins -- Rutgers
Dan Mozes -- West Virginia
David Ochoa -- Kansas
Jeff Perrett -- Tulsa
Jeremy Perry -- Oregon State
Quinn Pitcock -- Ohio State
Kurt Quarterman -- Louisville
Manuel Ramirez -- Texas Tech
SirVincent Rogers -- Houston
Samson Satele -- Hawaii
Arron Sears -- Tennessee
Jeremy Sheffey -- West Virginia
Brian Stamper -- Vanderbilt
Herbert Taylor -- TCU
Shannon Tevaga, UCLA G Jr. Paramount, Calif.
Joe Thomas -- Wisconsin
Marcus Thomas -- Florida
Robert Turner -- New Mexico
Kelly Talavou -- Utah
Tavo Tupola -- Utah
Steve Vallos -- Wake Forest
Greg Wafford -- Kansas State
Theodric Watson -- South Florida
Eric Wood -- Louisville
Kyle Young -- Fresno State
