In the trenches, recognition is rare and hard-won. Linemen most often get noticed when their number is called for a penalty.
On Tuesday Second team All-Big-Ten center Iapani "Poncho" Laloulu was named a finalist for the Polynesian Player of the Year while the Joe Moore Award selection committee tabbed the Duck offensive line as a finalist for the third year in a row.
Indiana, Iowa and Oregon are the three finalists, announced by the foundation this morning. The Ducks have made the final group four times since 2019; Iowa won in 2016. Army won last year.
Oregon earned the recognition by completing an 11-1 season in which the Ducks rushed for 218 yards a game and 5.