EAST LANSING, Mich. – Junior offensive lineman Brian Allen and junior defensive lineman Malik McDowell have been named to the 2016 Outland Trophy Watch List, according to an announcement made Friday, July 8 by the Football Writers Association of America. The Outland Trophy has been presented to college football’s most outstanding interior lineman since 1946.
The 70-player Outland Trophy Watch List features 11 players from the Big Ten. Michigan State is one of 15 schools in the nation and one of three in the Big Ten to have multiple players appear on the watch list.