A&M Center Cody Wallace Named to Another Prestigious Watch List
Jun 15, 2007 | Football
June 15, 2007
Texas A&M senior center Cody Wallace (Cuero, Texas) has been named to the 2007 Outland Trophy watch list, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced. The Outland Trophy is given annually to the best interior lineman in college football.
Wallace is the anchor of an offensive line that plowed the way for Aggie rushers to rack up 2,689 yards and a Big 12 best 32 rushing touchdowns in 2006. The 6-foot-4, 294-pound senior was a first-team All-Big 12 pick in 2006 and has started 23 consecutive games for the Aggies. Wallace was named a permanent team captain by his teammates last season and will serve on Texas A&M head coach Dennis Franchione?™s Leadership Council again in 2007.
The nomination to the Outland Trophy watch list is yet another milestone in a busy off-season for Wallace. Since the end of last season, Wallace has been named to both the Rimington and Outland Trophy watch lists, as well as being tabbed a pre-season all-American. To go along with the national accolades, Wallace was also named the best collegiate offensive lineman in Texas by Dave Campbell?™s Texas Football magazine. In March, Wallace set a school record at the Aggie?™s annual Night of Champions weight lifting exhibition by squatting an astonishing 740 pounds.
The Outland Trophy is named after John Outland, a standout lineman at Pennsylvania during the turn of the century. It has been awarded every year since 1943. The winner is determined by the FWAA All-America committee that also selects the Association?™s 25-man All-America team. The winner of the 2007 Outland Trophy will be announced December 6 in Orlando, Florida at the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show.
The 2007 Outland Trophy Watch List
Jeff Akeroyd, Houston
Sete Aulai, BYU
Sam Baker, USC
Kirk Barton, Ohio State
Alex Boone, Ohio State
Ryan Clady, Boise State
Kyle Cunningham, Louisiana-Monroe
Dan Davis, Connecticut
Glenn Dorsey, LSU
Franklin Dunbar, Middle Tennessee
Ryan Durand, Syracuse
King Dunlap, Auburn
Sedrick Ellis, USC
Andre Fluellen, Florida State
Eric Foster, Rutgers
Adrian Grady, Louisville
Dallas Griffin, Texas
Antron Harper, Navy
Robby Heos, Rice
Matt Hines, Nevada
Steve Justice, Wake Forest
Adam Kraus, Michigan
Doug Legursky, Marshall
Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green
Matty Lindner, TCU
Derek Lokey, Texas
Jake Long, Michigan
Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
Alex Mack, California
Michael Oher, Ole Miss
Frank Okam, Texas
Barry Richardson, Clemson
Matt Slauson, Nebraska
Andre Smith, Alabama
Pedro Sosa, Rutgers
John Sullivan, Notre Dame
Cody Wallace, Texas A&M
Ryan Wendell, Fresno State
Eric Wood, Louisville
Jeremy Zuttah, Rutgers
