Nick Samac Named to Rimington Trophy Watch List
8/4/2023 12:12:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State graduate senior Nick Samac has been named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List, which is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding center.
This year, the Rimington Trophy committee worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top 40 centers. PFF grades every player on every play of every game on how well they execute their given assignment. That play-by-play grading allowed the Rimington Trophy committee to create a watch list based both on nominations from the schools and data provided by PFF.
A four-year letterwinner, Samac has played in 38 career games, including 22 starts at center (four in 2019; six in 2020; 12 in 2022). The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree started at center in all 12 of MSU's games last season and played an offense-leading 803 snaps. He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media.
Michigan State began preseason camp on Thursday and opens the 2023 season against Central Michigan on Friday, Sept. 1 in Spartan Stadium.
About the Rimington Trophy
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the award has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com
About the Boomer Esiason Foundation
In 1993, Boomer Esiason's son, Gunnar, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). Boomer and his wife Cheryl founded the Boomer Esiason Foundation to raise funds and awareness for the cystic fibrosis community. To date, the Foundation has raised over $160 million and works to provide educational and financial resources to help people living with CF in the here and now.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs, digestive system, and reproductive system of about 40,000 Americans by causing a thick build-up of mucus that leads to blockage, inflammation, and infection.
This year, the Rimington Trophy committee worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top 40 centers. PFF grades every player on every play of every game on how well they execute their given assignment. That play-by-play grading allowed the Rimington Trophy committee to create a watch list based both on nominations from the schools and data provided by PFF.
A four-year letterwinner, Samac has played in 38 career games, including 22 starts at center (four in 2019; six in 2020; 12 in 2022). The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree started at center in all 12 of MSU's games last season and played an offense-leading 803 snaps. He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media.
Michigan State began preseason camp on Thursday and opens the 2023 season against Central Michigan on Friday, Sept. 1 in Spartan Stadium.
About the Rimington Trophy
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the award has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com
About the Boomer Esiason Foundation
In 1993, Boomer Esiason's son, Gunnar, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). Boomer and his wife Cheryl founded the Boomer Esiason Foundation to raise funds and awareness for the cystic fibrosis community. To date, the Foundation has raised over $160 million and works to provide educational and financial resources to help people living with CF in the here and now.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs, digestive system, and reproductive system of about 40,000 Americans by causing a thick build-up of mucus that leads to blockage, inflammation, and infection.
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