Mann Named to Rimington Watch List

Nebraska senior center Kurt Mann has been named to the Spring Watch List for the 2006 Rimington Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate center.

A native of Grand Island, Neb., Mann has been Nebraska's starting center each of the past two seasons and is expected to man the position again in 2006. A year ago, Mann was named to the Watch List for the Rimington Trophy and the Lombardi Award and went on to earn second-team All-Big 12 honors, helping Nebraska set several school passing records during the 2005 seasons.

The 6-4, 290-pound Mann is also one of the nation's top student-athletes. Mann will play the 2006 season as a graduate student after picking up his degree in mechanized systems management earlier this month. Mann finished his undergraduate work with a 3.982 cumulative grade-point average.

The seven year old trophy is presented by Canon, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, USA and Black & Decker, and is named after former Husker All-American and two-time Outland Trophy winner Dave Rimington. The award is hosted by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Minnesota's Greg Eslinger, Michigan's David Baas (2004 co-winner), LSU's Ben Wilkerson (2004 co-winner), Virginia Tech's Jake Grove, Miami's Brett Romberg, Ohio State's LeCharles Bentley, and Nebraska's Dominic Raiola are past recipients. Esiason created his foundation in 1993 to support research and treatment of cystic fibrosis. Esiason and Rimington were teammates on the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984-87.

The winner is selected by determining the consensus All-American center pick from four existing All America Teams including:

• American Football Coaches Association
• Walter Camp Foundation
• Sporting News
• Football Writers Association of America

The winner will be honored at the awards banquet at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln, in January of 2007.

2006 Spring Rimington Trophy Watch List
Pete Bier                      Army                        Senior         6’4”  282
Mark Bihl                      Michigan                  Senior         6’5” 297
Antoine Caldwell            Alabama                   Soph.          6’4” 294
Aaron Danenhauer         Tulsa                        Senior         6’5” 302
Robby D’Angelo             Southern Miss          Junior          6’1” 277
Kyle DeVan                   Oregon State            Junior          6’2” 293
Sterling Doty                 Houston                   Senior         6’2” 285
Robby Felix                   UTEP                       Soph.          6’3” 270
Mark Fenton                  Colorado                   Junior          6’4” 290
Dustin Fry                     Clemson                   Senior         6’3” 315
Cedric Gagne-Marcoux   Central Florida          Senior         6’2”  280
Leroy Harris                  North Carolina St.      Senior         6’3” 295
Tanner Jenkins              Arkansas State         Senior         6’1” 292
Brandon Jones              Texas Tech               Senior         6’3” 305
Nick Jones                    Georgia                    Senior         6’3” 295
Ryan Kalil                     USC                         Senior         6’4” 290
Jason Karcher               Wyoming                  Senior         6’3” 291
Adam Korby                  Idaho                        Soph.          6’2”  292
Robbie Krutilla               Western Michigan     Junior          6’3” 308
Doug Legursky              Marshall                   Junior          6’3” 308
Kory Lichtensteiger        Bowling Green          Junior          6’3” 305
Enoka Lucas                 Oregon                     Senior         6’4” 299
Jonathan Luigs              Arkansas                  Soph.          6’4”  305
Kurt Mann                    Nebraska                 Senior        6’4” 280
Dan Mozes                   West Virginia            Senior         6’4” 290
Dave Ochoa                  Kansas                    Senior         6’4”  295
James Rossi                 Navy                        Junior          6’1” 269
Samson Satele              Hawaii                      Senior         6’3” 311
Lyle Sendlein                Texas                       Junior          6’5” 305
Stephen Schuh              Memphis                  Senior         6’1” 288
Adam Spieker               Missouri                   Junior          6’3” 310
Darnell Stapleton           Rutgers                    Senior         6’3” 305
Scott Stephenson          Iowa State                Senior         6’4” 305
John Sullivan                 Notre Dame              Senior         6’4” 280
Cody Wallace                Texas A&M              Junior          6’4” 296
Chris White                   South Carolina          Senior         6’3” 316
Anthony Wollschlager    Miami                       Senior         6’4” 281
Eric Wood                     Louisville                  Soph.          6’4” 290
Kyle Young                   Fresno State             Junior          6’5” 335