Boston College Athletics
Beekman Named To Outland Trophy Watch List
June 21, 2006 | Football
June 19, 2006
Boston College senior OG Josh Beekman has been named to the 2006 Outland Trophy watch list, the Football Writers Association of America announced.
The Outland Trophy has been awarded to the best offensive or defensive lineman in college football since 1946. The winner is selected by the FWAA's All-America Committee, which selects the association's 25-man team and picks three Outland Trophy finalists.
Beekman has started all 24 games at right guard over the previous two seasons, during which time Boston College has averaged 142.6 yards rushing and 386.6 yards of offense per game. In its first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference last fall, BC led the league in total offense, averaging 387.8 yards per game. Beekman earned second-team All-ACC honors in 2005.
The 2006 Outland Trophy announcement will be on Dec. 7 in Orlando, Fla., on the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee and First Data Corporation, is set for Jan. 11, 2007, in Omaha, Neb.
The Outland Trophy has been awarded annually by the FWAA since 1946. It is named after the late John Outland, a lineman at Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. Additional Outland Trophy candidates may be added during the course of the season. Tackles, guards and centers are eligible for consideration.
