EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State fifth-year senior and USA TODAY All-American Jack Allen has been named to the 2015 watch list for the Rimington Trophy, presented to college football’s most outstanding center since 2000. Allen, who heads into his fourth season as a starter on the Spartan offensive line, was selected as one of six finalists for the 2014 Rimington Trophy.
In addition to Allen, the 63-player watch list features five other Big Ten centers, including Iowa’s Austin Blythe, Ohio State’s Jacoby Boren, Penn State’s Angelo Mangiro, Purdue’s Robert Kugler and Wisconsin’s Dan Voltz.