Josh Myers is Rimington Finalist
For the third time in five years, Ohio State's center has been named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy as Myers is one of three finalists for the prestigious award given to the nation's top center.
If Myers takes home the trophy, he will be the third Ohio State center in the last five years to win the award after Pat Elflein earned the honor in 2016 and Billy Price did so in 2017.
From the Rimington Trophy release:
Josh Myers has been a force at center for the Buckeyes in 2020. He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference for the four-time defending Big Ten champions. He’s helped the Buckeyes to a Top 5 national ranking, and first in the Big Ten, in rush ing with 275.7 yards per game, an average that includes three consecutive 300-plus yard games the last three games and a per-game average of 342.0 during that streak. Myers also is a leader of an Ohio State offense that is the only offense in the Power Five that averages at least 250 yards rushing and passing per game.
The other two finalists for this year's award are Landon Dickerson of Alabama and Tyler Linderbaum of Iowa.
The winner of this year's Rimington Trophy will be announced during The Home Depot College Football Awards on Jan. 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the award will be presented virtually.
