Troy’s James Brown Named To Outland List

OUTLAND TROPHY

Troy University senior offensive tackle James Brown was one of 65 players recognized today by the Football Writers Association of America on the Outland Trophy Watch List for 2011.

Brown, who has been a two-year starter at left tackle where he has averaged almost five knockdown blocks per game while playing virtually every snap in 26 consecutive games.

The Liberty, Miss., native was one of just 10 players on the watch list from non-automatic qualifying programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and was the only player from the Sun Belt Conference included on the list.

"I am very honored to be nominated for this very prestigious award," Brown said. "I just hope that I can live up to the recognition."

Every Division I Bowl Subdivision conference, along with independents BYU and Notre Dame, had at least one player on the annual list, which includes only tackles, guards and centers on both sides of the ball. Of the 65 players on the watch list, 16 defensive tackles occupied spots. The rest of the linemen were on offense.

The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are part of the FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects the 25-man team and eventually the three Outland finalists to be named on Nov. 21. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner.

The Outland Trophy, presented annually since 1946, is the third oldest award in major college football. The winner of the 66th Outland Trophy, named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn and Kansas at the turn of the century, will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 8 on ESPN.

The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, will be held on Jan. 12, 2012, in Omaha, Neb.

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Troy’s James Brown Named To Outland List

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