NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion University center Nick Clarke was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List, given to the best center in the FBS.
A native of Mechanicsville, Va., Clarke played in all 12 games last season, starting nine. He helped running back Ray Lawry become the first Monarch to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
Clarke earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors in 2015.
Clarke was named to the list along with five other C-USA centers, including Michael Montero (FIU), Dillon DeBoer (FAU), Daniel Stephens (Middle Tennessee), Cameron Tom (Southern Miss) and Max Halpin (WKU).
About the Rimington Trophy
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $2.6 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $120 million for the fight against cystic fibrosis.
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 double winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman.
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