Eastern Michigan Athletics
Lincoln Hansen Named to the Lombardi Award Watch List
7/14/2014 5:26:00 PM | Football, E-Gridiron Group
The senior offensive lineman is up for an honor that goes to the nation's best down lineman
HOUSTON, Texas (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University senior offensive lineman Lincoln Hansen (Omaha, Neb.-Millard North) has been named to the 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, an honor presented annually for the nation's best collegiate down lineman, the award's selection committee announced, July 14.
After being named All-Mid-American Conference Third Team following the 2013 campaign, Hansen was named to the Lombardi watch list for the first time in his career. On the list, he joins seven other lineman from MAC institutions.
Entering the 2014 campaign, the preseason recognition continue to build for the EMU senior as Hansen has been tabbed as a preseason All-MAC lineman by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.
Hansen served as the primary anchor to the EMU offensive line, starting all 12 games at right tackle and earning All-MAC Third Team honors during the 2013 season. He shined on the field and in the classroom by being named to the Academic All-MAC team as well as the team's Harold E. Sponberg Lineman Scholar-Athlete Award.
The Rotary Lombardi Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game's predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. The 21 awards boast 678 years of tradition selection excellence. For more information, visit the association's official website, www.ncfaa.org
Fans can catch Hansen and the rest of the Eagles kick off the 2014 season at home against Morgan State, Aug. 30, which will be the first game on the new "EMU Gray" FieldTurf inside Rynearson Stadium. Single game and season tickets are now on sale online at EMUEagles.com, by calling 734.487.2282 or by visiting the EMU Ticket Office daily between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ticket prices start at just $12 for adults and $5 for youth 12-and-under.
2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
Lincoln Hansen, Eastern Michigan
Henry Anderson, Stanford
Stephone Anthony, Clemson
Chi Chi Ariguzo, Northwestern
T.T. Barber, Middle Tennessee State
Jamaal Bass, Northern Illinois
Vic Beasley, Clemson
Michael Bennett, Ohio State
Austin Blythe, Iowa
Joey Bosa, Ohio State
Brett Boyko, UNLV
Kelby Brown, Duke
Brandin Bryant, Florida Atlantic
Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State
AJ Cann, South Carolina
Justin Cherocci, Central Michigan
Le'Raven Clark, Texas Tech
Ben Clarke, Hawaii
La'El Collins, LSU
Christian Covington, Rice
Carl Davis, Iowa
Tyeler Davison, Fresno State
Reese Dismukes, Auburn
Jamil Douglas, Arizona State
Spencer Drango, Baylor
Ejiro Ederaine, Fresno State
Steve Edmond, Texas
Mario Edwards, Florida State
Cameron Erving, Florida State
Dominic Espinsoa, Texas
Kyler Frackrell, Utah State
Devonte Fields, TCU
BJ Finney, Kansas State
Trey Flowers, Arkansas
Leonard Floyd, Georgia
Alani Fau, BYU
Bryce Giddens, Arkansas State
Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
Randy Gregory, Nebraska
Bryce Hager, Baylor
Justin Hamilton, UL-Lafayette
Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin
Brock Hekking, Nevada
Ben Henney Kansas
Treyvon Hester, Toledo
Sean Hickey, Syracuse
Jermaine Holmes, Marshall
Chucky Hunter, TCU
MartinIfedi, Memphis
Scott Inskeep, UTEP
Myles Jack, UCLA
Tre Jackson, Florida State
Grady Jarrett, Clemson
Chris Jasperse, Marshall
Cameron Jefferson, UNLV
Chris Johnson, Navy
Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers
A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
Gerrand Johnson, UL-Monroe
Tyler Johnstone, Oregon
Chris Jones, Mississippi State
Bronson Kaufusi, BYU
Eric Kendricks, UCLA
Andrae Kirk, Florida Atlantic
Arie Kouandjio, Alabama
Qushaun Lee, Arkansas State
Cyril Lemon, North Texas
Braden Lyons, Florida Atlantic
Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech
Derrick Malone, Oregon
Greg Mancz, Toledo
Nick Martin, Notre Dame
Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech
Tyler Matakevich, Temple
Josue Matias, Florida State
Derrick Mathews, Houston
David Mayo, Texas State
Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
Silverberry Mouhon, Cincinnati
Ryan Mueller, Kansas State
Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
Shawn Oakman, Baylor
Cedric Ogbuehi. Texas A&M
Andrus Peat, Stanford
Remington Peck, BYU
Denzel Perryman, Miami
Andy Phillips, Central Michigan
Terrance Plummer, UCF
Hayes Pullard, USC
Mykhael Quave, UL-Lafayette
Daniel Quave, UL-Lafayette
Cedric Reed, Texas
Jacob Richard, Ball State
Tyler Roberts, Troy
A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama
Jake Ryan, Michigan
Ty Sambrailo, Colorado State
Brandon Scherff, Iowa
Isaac Seumalo, Oregon State
Danny Shelton, Washington
Steve Shumaker, Army
Robert Singletary, UTSA
Jake Smith, Louisville
Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame
Quinton Spain, West Virginia
Eric Striker, Oklahoma
Junior Sylvestre, Toledo
AJ Tarpley, Stanford
Shaq Thompson, Washington
Laken Tomlinson, Duke
Dominique Tovell, UL-Lafayette
Max Tuerk, USC
Clint Van Horn, Marshall
Zach Virgil, Utah State
Diaheem Watkins, UAB
Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
Cody Wichmann, Fresno State
Ucambre Williams, South Alabama
Leonard Williams, USC
Ramick Wilson, Georgia
Eddie Yarbrough, Wyoming
Mason Y'Barbo, North Texas
After being named All-Mid-American Conference Third Team following the 2013 campaign, Hansen was named to the Lombardi watch list for the first time in his career. On the list, he joins seven other lineman from MAC institutions.
Entering the 2014 campaign, the preseason recognition continue to build for the EMU senior as Hansen has been tabbed as a preseason All-MAC lineman by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.
Hansen served as the primary anchor to the EMU offensive line, starting all 12 games at right tackle and earning All-MAC Third Team honors during the 2013 season. He shined on the field and in the classroom by being named to the Academic All-MAC team as well as the team's Harold E. Sponberg Lineman Scholar-Athlete Award.
The Rotary Lombardi Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game's predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. The 21 awards boast 678 years of tradition selection excellence. For more information, visit the association's official website, www.ncfaa.org
Fans can catch Hansen and the rest of the Eagles kick off the 2014 season at home against Morgan State, Aug. 30, which will be the first game on the new "EMU Gray" FieldTurf inside Rynearson Stadium. Single game and season tickets are now on sale online at EMUEagles.com, by calling 734.487.2282 or by visiting the EMU Ticket Office daily between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ticket prices start at just $12 for adults and $5 for youth 12-and-under.
2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
Lincoln Hansen, Eastern Michigan
Henry Anderson, Stanford
Stephone Anthony, Clemson
Chi Chi Ariguzo, Northwestern
T.T. Barber, Middle Tennessee State
Jamaal Bass, Northern Illinois
Vic Beasley, Clemson
Michael Bennett, Ohio State
Austin Blythe, Iowa
Joey Bosa, Ohio State
Brett Boyko, UNLV
Kelby Brown, Duke
Brandin Bryant, Florida Atlantic
Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State
AJ Cann, South Carolina
Justin Cherocci, Central Michigan
Le'Raven Clark, Texas Tech
Ben Clarke, Hawaii
La'El Collins, LSU
Christian Covington, Rice
Carl Davis, Iowa
Tyeler Davison, Fresno State
Reese Dismukes, Auburn
Jamil Douglas, Arizona State
Spencer Drango, Baylor
Ejiro Ederaine, Fresno State
Steve Edmond, Texas
Mario Edwards, Florida State
Cameron Erving, Florida State
Dominic Espinsoa, Texas
Kyler Frackrell, Utah State
Devonte Fields, TCU
BJ Finney, Kansas State
Trey Flowers, Arkansas
Leonard Floyd, Georgia
Alani Fau, BYU
Bryce Giddens, Arkansas State
Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
Randy Gregory, Nebraska
Bryce Hager, Baylor
Justin Hamilton, UL-Lafayette
Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin
Brock Hekking, Nevada
Ben Henney Kansas
Treyvon Hester, Toledo
Sean Hickey, Syracuse
Jermaine Holmes, Marshall
Chucky Hunter, TCU
MartinIfedi, Memphis
Scott Inskeep, UTEP
Myles Jack, UCLA
Tre Jackson, Florida State
Grady Jarrett, Clemson
Chris Jasperse, Marshall
Cameron Jefferson, UNLV
Chris Johnson, Navy
Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers
A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
Gerrand Johnson, UL-Monroe
Tyler Johnstone, Oregon
Chris Jones, Mississippi State
Bronson Kaufusi, BYU
Eric Kendricks, UCLA
Andrae Kirk, Florida Atlantic
Arie Kouandjio, Alabama
Qushaun Lee, Arkansas State
Cyril Lemon, North Texas
Braden Lyons, Florida Atlantic
Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech
Derrick Malone, Oregon
Greg Mancz, Toledo
Nick Martin, Notre Dame
Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech
Tyler Matakevich, Temple
Josue Matias, Florida State
Derrick Mathews, Houston
David Mayo, Texas State
Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
Silverberry Mouhon, Cincinnati
Ryan Mueller, Kansas State
Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
Shawn Oakman, Baylor
Cedric Ogbuehi. Texas A&M
Andrus Peat, Stanford
Remington Peck, BYU
Denzel Perryman, Miami
Andy Phillips, Central Michigan
Terrance Plummer, UCF
Hayes Pullard, USC
Mykhael Quave, UL-Lafayette
Daniel Quave, UL-Lafayette
Cedric Reed, Texas
Jacob Richard, Ball State
Tyler Roberts, Troy
A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama
Jake Ryan, Michigan
Ty Sambrailo, Colorado State
Brandon Scherff, Iowa
Isaac Seumalo, Oregon State
Danny Shelton, Washington
Steve Shumaker, Army
Robert Singletary, UTSA
Jake Smith, Louisville
Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame
Quinton Spain, West Virginia
Eric Striker, Oklahoma
Junior Sylvestre, Toledo
AJ Tarpley, Stanford
Shaq Thompson, Washington
Laken Tomlinson, Duke
Dominique Tovell, UL-Lafayette
Max Tuerk, USC
Clint Van Horn, Marshall
Zach Virgil, Utah State
Diaheem Watkins, UAB
Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
Cody Wichmann, Fresno State
Ucambre Williams, South Alabama
Leonard Williams, USC
Ramick Wilson, Georgia
Eddie Yarbrough, Wyoming
Mason Y'Barbo, North Texas
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