Texas C Jake Majors named to Rimington Trophy watch list

For the second-straight year, Texas senior offensive lineman Jake Majors was named to the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy, the Boomer Esiason Foundation announced Friday. The Rimington Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding center in college football.

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Majors is a fifth-year offensive lineman from Prosper, Texas, who has played in 42 games with 41 starts. A Joe Moore Award semifinalist in 2023, Majors was part of an offensive line that blocked for Doak Walker Award semifinalist Jonathon Brooks and Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist Quinn Ewers. Majors protected Ewers, who completed 272-of-394 passes (69.0 %) for 3,479 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions in 2023 – his 3,479 passing yards were the fourth-most in a season in UT history and 272 completions ranked sixth.

Anchoring one of the best offensive lines in college football, Majors opened holes for running backs Brooks (1,158 yards), CJ Baxter (659 yards) and Jaydon Blue (398 yards). He blocked for the fifth running back duo in UT history with a 1,000- and 600-yard rusher. He assisted Texas in registering 454 yards of total offense in the Longhorns’ victory at No. 3 Alabama on Sept. 9, 2023, marking the program’s first-ever win on the road against an AP top-three ranked program. In the Big 12 Championship game versus Oklahoma State, Majors and the offense totaled 662 yards of offense in the win – the seventh-most in program history.

The Rimington Trophy Committee uses the Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America All-America teams to determine the award winner. The center with the most first-team votes on the three All-America teams will be determined the winner. If there is a tie, the center with the most second-team votes will win.

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Majors and UT start the season at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Aug. 31, at home against Colorado State. The game will air on ESPN from inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

(via Texas release)

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