Tuesday morning the preseason candidates for the Outland Trophy were announced. The trophy is presented annually to college football’s best interior lineman on offense or defense.
The nation's top returning interior linemen are featured on our preseason watch list. https://t.co/fvkpECaZy2 pic.twitter.com/mPbFrcuqvy
— Outland Trophy (@outlandtrophy) July 26, 2022
Eight former All-American Bowl athletes were named to the watch list.
- DT Bryan Bresee (Clemson)
- G Emil Ekiyor (Alabama)
- DT Siaki Ika (Baylor)
- DT McKinnley Jackson (Texas A&M)
- OT Paris Johnson Jr. (Ohio State)
- G Josh Lugg (Notre Dame)
- OT Peter Skoronski (Northwestern)
- DT Leonard Taylor (Miami)
Watch the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 7, 2023, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The All-American Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation’s top 100 high school football players.
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,100,000 unique television viewers and over 20,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 533 draft picks; 86 Super Bowl champions; 193 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Christian McCaffrey, Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, DeVonta Smith, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC
