RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State’s Garrett Bradburywas awarded the Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation’s most outstanding center, Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the ESPNU Red Carpet Show preceding the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show.
Upon receiving the honor, Bradbury said, “It is an unbelievable honor and a dream come true for me to receive the Rimington Trophy. I want to thank the Boomer Esiason Foundation, as well as my coaches and teammates. I couldn’t have had the success I have without my ‘band of brothers’.”
Bradbury, the 20th recipient of the award, will be honored by the Rimington Trophy committee and the Boomer Esiason Foundation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 12, 2019 – in the same city where trophy namesake and Nebraska All-American, Dave Rimington, earned his place in the College Football Hall of Fame.