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Five Mountain West centers named to Rimington Trophy watch list

The men at the heart of every offensive attack are first up in the annual summer roll-out.

Watch list season is upon us once more: The Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation's top center, released its initial list of athletes to watch today.

The Mountain West fared better this time than it did last summer, putting five players among fifty-seven total nominees. Utah State's Austin Stephens headlines the list, having been named to the Rimington list last season, as well. The senior comes into 2016 with twenty-seven starts under his belt, and he was quietly instrumental in both Devante Mays's breakout campaign and in allowing just 21 sacks as an offensive line unit last year.