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June 29, 2005
HOUSTON, Texas – University of Virginia senior tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson (Freeport, N.Y.) is one of 36 candidates for the 2005 Outland Trophy, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced on Wednesday.
The Outland Trophy has been awarded to the best interior offensive or defensive lineman in college football since 1946. The winner is selected by the FWAA’s All-America Committee, which selects the association’s 25-man team and picks three Outland Trophy finalists.
The 2005 Outland Trophy announcement will be on Dec. 8 in Orlando, Fla., on the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee and First Data Corporation, is set for Jan. 12, 2006, in Omaha, Neb.
Oklahoma offensive tackle Jammal Brown won the 2004 Outland Trophy. Former Outland winner Ron Yary from USC (1967), will make the announcement of the 2005 winner in Orlando. Additional Outland Trophy candidates may be added during the course of the season. Tackles, guards, and centers are eligible for consideration.
A first-team All-ACC honoree, Ferguson is a three-year starter for the Cavaliers. Named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week following UVa’s win over Clemson, the left tackle has started every game of his career. He helped the Cavaliers lead the ACC in rushing offense, total offense, first downs, and fewest sacks allowed. Ferguson earned the team’s Speed Elliott Award as UVa’s Most Improved Player .
Virginia kicks off the 2005 season on Saturday, Sept. 3 with Western Michigan at the Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium.