The Trophy Life

It has to be one of the five most awkward looking trophies ever awarded: The Rimington Trophy. Design aside, Jim Cordle is probably pleased with the nomination he received on May 7, 2008. He was one of 44 nominees, so he is a long way from winning the award but it is another Buckeye nominated for a national award.

By my extremely unofficial count, seven Buckeyes will most likely be considered for twelve awards. Laurinaitis will be nominated for the Nagurski, Bednarik, and award formerly known as Butkus. Jenkins is the front-runner for the Thorpe; Beanie will get serious traction from the folks handing out the Heisman, Doak Walker, Maxwell, and Walter Camp. A.J. Trapasso should get a look for the Ray Guy, while Alex Boone may have a chance at a Lombardi nomination. Of course, the above-mentioned Cordle is already nominated and Robiskie may even make one of the early lists for the Biletnikoff.

If I were superstitious, I would hope that none of these players are invited to myriad banquets and award shows after the season concludes. That pre-bowl game regimen has not worked especially well these past two seasons. But as a die hard Ohio State fan and human being, I cannot begrudge these young men an chance to receive some accolades for their hard work and dedication. Just don’t take a page out Troy Smith’s book.

No. 45 ranked No. 21: Last season ABC /ESPN did that cheesy countdown of the greatest college football players. Somewhat surprisingly, Ohio State had only one player on there despite having 6 Heisman Trophy winners. Somehow, Pittsburgh got two. Anyway, this is old news, but these are tough days for a college football blogger. Enjoy: