A&M’s Wallace Named Finalist for Rimington Trophy

A&M’s Wallace Named Finalist for Rimington Trophy
Nov 28- Texas A&M offensive center Cody Wallace was named one of five finalists for the Rimington Trophy, which is given annually to the outstanding center in college football, the Boomer Esiason Foundation announced on Wednesday. Joining Wallace as finalists for the prestigious award are Steve Justice (Wake Forest), Kory Lichtensteiger (Bowling Green), Jonathan Luigs (Arkansas), Alex Mack (California) and Adam Spieker (Missouri).

Football Meets Media at Alamo Bowl Press Conference
Dec 17- Coaches and players met with the media on Monday evening at the Aggie Football pre-bowl game press conference, held at the Bright Complex on the A&M campus. The Aggies are preparing to meet Penn State in the 2007 Valero Alamo Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 29 in San Antonio. Kickoff at the Alamodome is set for 7 p.m. (CST). Click the links to the right for audio clips, in MP3 format. Quotes are posted below.

Wallace Named Big 12 O-Lineman of the Year
Nov 27- Texas A&M senior offensive center Cody Wallace was named Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year by the Big 12 head coaches on the annual all-Big 12 Conference football team, the Big 12 announced on Tuesday. In all, 14 Aggies received mention from the conference head coaches. Wallace, who shared the honor with Missouri’s Adam Spieker, was the Aggies’ lone representative on the all-Big 12 first team.

Starks Named Preseason Naismith Trophy Candidate
Dec 18- Texas A&M's Takia Starks (Houston, Texas) was one of 50 players in the nation to be tabbed as preseason candidates for the 2007-08 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Tuesday. Starks was one of three Big 12 players on the list and is also a preseason candidate for the John R. Wooden Award. The Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national award presented annually to college basketball’s player of the year.