Ohio State player named to Rimington Trophy preseason watch list

College football is in the air, and we can taste it because of the parade of preseason college football awards watch lists that have been heaped upon us as of late. A program like Ohio State is always represented on these things, and that has certainly been the case this year.

The Buckeyes have had some great centers over the years and again have a good one in Carson Hinzman. The Wisconsin native started during his redshirt freshman season, moved to guard until asked to take over for the injured Seth McGlaughlin during the College Football Playoff run in 2024, and then was the unquestioned starter over the ball all of last season. He is expected to be one of the best centers during the 2026 campaign as well, and because of that, he was listed among the rest of the players appearing on the Rimington Trophy preseason watch list.

The Rimington has been around since the year 2000 and is handed out annually by the Rimington Trophy committee to the player considered to be the best center in college football. Ohio State has already seen four of its players take the award home during its rather short history, with the aforementioned McGlaughlin taking it home in 2024. Before that, LeCharles Bentley (2001), Pat Elflein (2016), and Billy Price (2017) were also honored. No other program has had more Rimington winners than the Buckeyes.

.@HinzmanCarson named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/jgKuOaT9Sz

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The winner of the Rimington Trophy will be announced along with a whole host of other college football awards during ESPN’s Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 11.

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