Two Frog players up for post-season awards

Two football players were put on postseason award watch lists.

Senior offensive lineman Jamal Powell is one of 36 nominees put on the watch list for the 2002 Rimington Trophy, given to the player voted the nation’s best center. It is named after Dave Rimington, who stands as college football’s most decorated offensive lineman.

The announcement of the Rimington Trophy will be made Dec. 14 in Lincoln, Neb., with proceeds from the event going to the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which fights against cystic fibrosis.

Also, senior punter Joey Biasatti is one of the 34 candidates on the watch list for the Ray Guy Award. The award is named for Guy, a former collegiate star at Southern Miss and NFL Hall of Famer for the Oakland Raiders. The award will be presented Dec. 12 live on ESPN at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show, in Orlando, Fla.

— Danny Gillham