With the college football season slowly approaching it means it is the time for the award watch lists to be released. The 2011award watch lists are being announced daily and are running through July 18.
The latest announcement is for the Outland Trophy which is given to the nation's interior lineman.
Here is the order of the rest of the award preseason watch lists. Awards with links takes you to the list of Mountain West players nominated as well as Mountain West opponents.
Mountain West nominees: Billy Winn, DT, Boise State and Nate Potter, OT, Boise State.
Mountain West opponent nominees: Chris Barker, G, Nevada; Kelvin Bechum, OT, SMU; Jared Crick, DT, Nebraska; Lonnie Edwards, G, Texas Tech; Cordy Glenn, OT, Georgia; Braden Hansen, G, BYU; Logan Harrell, DT, Fresno State; Ben Jones, C, Georgia; Mike Martin, DT, Michigan; Ryan Miller, G, Colorado; Matt Reynolds, OT, BYU; Kevin Zeitler, G, Wisconsin.
July 5: Maxwell Award (overall)
July 5: Bednarik Award (defensive player)
July 6: Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver)
July 6: Mackey Award (tight end)
July 7: Lou Groza Award (kicker)
July 7: Ray Guy Award (punter)
July 8: Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player)
July 11: Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back)
July 12: Rotary Lombardi Award (lineman)
July 13: Rimington Trophy (center)
July 14: Butkus Award (linebacker)
July 15: Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback)
July 15: Doak Walker Award (running back)
July 18: Walter Camp Award (overall)
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