The latest news from the college football award world is that a pair of Colorado lineman may be up for the nation's top offensive lineman trophy, the Outland Trophy.
Both the Bronco Nagurski Award and the Outland Trophy released their watch lists for the 2012 awards. Of the 71 watch lists players for the Outland, two hale from Centennial State schools, while a number of others call the Rocky Mountain region home:
Outland Trophy Watch List
- OT David Bakhtiari, Colorado
- C Weston Richburg, Colorado State
- G Joe Kellogg, Boise State
- C Tyler Larsen, Utah State
- G Braden Hansen, BYU
- DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
The Bronco Nagurski Award, which goes annually to the nation's top defensive player, also has its share of Rocky Mountain region players:
Bronco Nagurski Award List
- DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
- LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
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