July 12, 2011
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(HOUSTON) - Mychal Kendricks and Mitchell Schwartz added to their lists of preseason national recognition when both were named to the 2011 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List released Tuesday for the first time in their career.
Kendricks is a preseason honorable mention All-American choice of GoDaddy.com who is also on watch lists for the Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lott IMPACT Trophy and the College Football Performance Awards Linebacker Trophy.
Schwartz is a third-team preseason All-American of GoDaddy.com and also on the Outland Trophy Watch List.
Kendricks has played in all 38 games possible from 2008-10 with 18 career starts, all in the last two seasons. His 38 games played are tied with Schwartz for the most by any active Cal player heading into the 2011 campaign that he begins as the Golden Bears' active career leader in tackles (152), tackles for loss (22.0, -85 yards), sacks (10.5, -69 yards), fumble recoveries (5) and blocked kicks (1).
Last season, Kendricks earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors as one of the top big-play players in the league, leading Cal and ranking among the conference and national leaders with 8.5 sacks (0.71 per game, No. 2 Pac-10, No. 26-T NCAA) for -57 yards and 15.0 tackles for loss (1.25 per game, No. 4 Pac-10, No. 28-T NCAA) for -69 yards. He was also tied for first in the Pac-10 with three fumble recoveries (0.25 per game), while his 66 tackles was fourth on the team and his average of 5.5 stops per game ranked No. 31 in the Pac-10.
Schwartz has started all 38 games possible over the last three seasons at either left tackle (22) or right tackle (16), with his 38 career games played tied for the most by any active Cal player with Kendricks. Schwartz has been named honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic in each of the last three campaigns (2008-10) and was a second-team All-Pac-10 choice in 2011 when he anchored an offensive line that blocked for 1,167-yard rusher Shane Vereen.
This is the 42nd year that the Rotary Lombardi Award has named the nation's college lineman of the year.
Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense of defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, and linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage. All candidates also must be eligible to play college sports under the rules and regulations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The candidates earned a place on the official watch list by earning All-American honors last season, by being named to their respective all-conference first-team last season as selected by the conference's head coaches, by being projected to be an All-American or first team all-conference player for the coming season, or by nomination approved by the nominations committee.
While the watch list highlights those players who have already received national recognition, any Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) player who meets the above requirements is eligible for consideration from the Rotary Lombardi Award Selection Committee. This committee is comprised of more than 500 members, including all past winners and finalists, all FBS head coaches, and a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
The Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, intended as a reference tool for the selection committee, will be periodically updated and revised up to the first round of voting to determine the 12 semifinalists for 2011.
The 42nd Rotary Lombardi Award will be held December 6-7, 2011 at Reliant Center, Houston, Texas. For more information on the two-day schedule of events and ticket opportunities, visit rotarylombardiaward.org.
Here's an up-to-date summary of the 2011 preseason honors given to Cal football players and awards that Cal players are candidates for.
INDIVIDUAL
Keenan Allen - Preseason Wide Receiver Trophy Watch List (College Football Performance Awards), Preseason Second-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele), Biletnikoff Award Candidate, Paul Hornung Award Candidate, Paul Warfield Award Candidate (Touchdown Club of Columbus), Fantasy Flash Stock Rising (Athlon)
Bryan Anger - Third-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele), Preseason Honorable Mention All-American (GoDaddy.com), Ray Guy Award Watch List, Preseason Punter Trophy Watch List (College Football Performance Awards), Campbell Trophy Candidate, No. 3 National Top Punter (Athlon), No. 3 Draft Eligible Punter (Phil Steele), Preseason First-Team All-Pac-12 (Athlon, Lindy's, Phil Steele, Sporting News), Cal Players to Watch (Lindy's)
Marc Anthony - No. 34 Draft Eligible Cornerback (Phil Steele)
Todd Barr - No. 16 National Defensive Lineman Recruit (Athlon), No. 16 National Freshman Defensive Lineman (Phil Steele), No. 15 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon)
Brendan Bigelow - No. 13 National Running Back Recruit (Athlon), No. 17 National Freshman Running Back (Phil Steele), No. 13 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon), No. 2 Cal Recruit (Sporting News), Fantasy Flash Freshman Phenom (Athlon)
Kyle Boehm - No. 17 National Freshman Quarterback (Phil Steele), No. 18 National Quarterback Recruit (Athlon)
Sean Cattouse - Preseason All-American Third Team (Sporting News), No. 5 Draft Eligible Strong Safety (Phil Steele), Jim Thorpe Award Candidate, Tatum Award Candidate (Touchdown Club of Columbus), Preseason First-Team All-Pac-12 (Sporting News), Preseason Second-Team All-Pac-12 (Lindy's), Preseason Fourth-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele), Cal Players to Watch (Lindy's)
Jason Gibson - No. 17 National Freshman Linebacker (Phil Steele), No. 36 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon)
Trevor Guyton - Ted Hendricks Award Candidate, Willis Award Candidate (Touchdown Club of Columbus), Preseason Fourth-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
Maurice Harris - No. 25 National Wide Receiver Recruit (Athlon), No. 50 National Freshman Wide Receiver (Phil Steele), No. 33 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon)
D.J. Holt - No. 15 Draft Eligible Inside Linebacker (Phil Steele), Preseason Third-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
Mustafa Jalil - No. 25 National Freshman Defensive Lineman (Phil Steele), No. 33 National Defensive Lineman Recruit (Athlon), No. 32 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon), No. 5 Cal Recruit (Sporting News)
Jalen Jefferson - No. 59 National Freshman Linebacker (Phil Steele)
Marvin Jones - Biletnikoff Award Watch List, No. 39 Draft Eligible Wide Receiver (Phil Steele), Paul Warfield Award Candidate (Touchdown Club of Columbus), Preseason Second-Team All-Pac-12 (Lindy's), Preseason Third-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele), Cal Players to Watch (Lindy's), Fantasy Flash Top Target (Athlon)
Will Kapp - Burlsworth Trophy Candidate
Mychal Kendricks - Preseason Honorable Mention All-American (GoDaddy.com), Bednarik Award Watch List, Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, College Football Performance Awards Preseason Linebacker Trophy Watch List, Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List, Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, No. 9 National Top Outside Linebacker (Lindy's), No. 30 Draft Eligible Outside Linebacker (Phil Steele), Butkus Award Candidate, Lambert Award Candidate, Preseason First-Team All-Pac-12 (Athlon, Lindy's, Phil Steele), Cal Players to Watch (Lindy's)
Daniel Lasco - No. 42 National Freshman Running Back (Phil Steele)
Zach Maynard - Top National Transfers (Athlon), Top Cal Newcomer (Lindy's)
Stefan McClure - No. 18 National Defensive Back Recruit (Athlon), No. 38 National Freshman Defensive Back (Phil Steele), No. 31 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon), No. 3 Cal Recruit (Sporting News)
Anthony Miller - College Football Performance Awards Preseason Tight End Trophy Watch List, John Mackey Award Watch List, No. 20 Draft Eligible Tight End (Phil Steele), Cal Players to Watch (Lindy's)
Viliami Moala - No. 99 National Incoming Freshman (Lindy's), No. 8 National Defensive Tackle Incoming Freshman (Lindy's), No. 9 National Defensive Lineman Recruit (Athlon), No. 10 National Freshman Defensive Lineman (Phil Steele), No. 6 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon), No. 18 Pac-12 Recruit (Lindy's), No. 4 Cal Recruit (Sporting News)
Jordan Rigsbee - No. 24 National Freshman Offensive Lineman (Phil Steele), No. 31 National Offensive Lineman Recruit (Athlon)
Richard Rodgers - No. 26 National Freshman Tight End (Phil Steele)
Brennan Scarlett - No. 23 National Freshman Defensive Lineman (Phil Steele), No. 26 National Defensive Lineman Recruit (Athlon), No. 28 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon), No. 2 Oregon Recruit (Lindy's), No. 1 Cal Recruit (Sporting News)
Mitchell Schwartz - Preseason Third-Team All-American (GoDaddy.com), Outland Trophy Watch List, Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, No. 24 Draft Eligible Tackle (Phil Steele), Campbell Trophy Candidate, Lowe's Senior Class Award Candidate, Parker Award Candidate, Preseason First-Team All-Pac-12 (Athlon, Phil Steele, Sporting News), Preseason Second-Team All-Pac-12 (Lindy's), Cal Players to Watch (Lindy's)
Isi Sofele - Game-Changer (Sporting News)
Eric Stevens - Burlsworth Trophy Candidate
Giorgio Tavecchio - Burlsworth Trophy Candidate, Preseason Fourth-Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
Jeff Tedford - Best Pac-10 Recruiter (Sporting News)
Avery Walls - No. 17 National Defensive Back Recruit (Athlon), No. 25 National Freshman Defensive Back (Phil Steele), No. 30 Pac-12 Recruit (Athlon)
Matt Williams - No. 48 National Incoming Juco Player (Phil Steele)
MISCELLANEOUS
Best Road Trip To - along with Stanford (Sporting News)
Bowl Predictions - Kraft Fight Hunger vs. Northwestern (Phil Steele)
Experience Rankings - No. 96 National (Phil Steele), No. 9 Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
Most Improved Teams - No. 14 (Phil Steele)
Opponent Winning Percentage - No. 47 (Phil Steele)
Plus/Minus Power Rating - No. 10 Pac-12, 120.78 (Phil Steele)
Power Play MIP Offensive Pass - No. 15 National (Phil Steele)
Schedule Difficulty - No. 43 (Phil Steele)
The Big Ones - Cal at Oregon, Oct. 6 (Lindy's); Cal at Stanford, Nov. 19 (Lindy's)
POSITION UNIT RANKINGS
Defensive Back Rankings - No. 28 National (Phil Steele), No. 5 Pac-12 (Phil Steele), No. 7 Pac-12 (Athlon)
Defensive Line Rankings - No. 29 National (Phil Steele), No. 2 Pac-12 (Phil Steele), No. 5 Pac-12 (Athlon)
Linebacker Rankings - No. 20 National (Phil Steele), No. 3 Pac-12 (Athlon), No. 4 Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
Offensive Line Rankings - No. 37 National (Phil Steele), No. 4 Pac-12 (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Quarterback Rankings - No. 9 Pac-10 (Phil Steele), No. 12 Pac-12 (Athlon)
Running Back Rankings - No. 9 Pac-12 (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Special Teams Rankings - No. 33 National (Phil Steele), No. 4 Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
Wide Receiver Rankings - No. 29 National (Phil Steele), No. 6 Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
Wide Receiver/Tight End Rankings - No. 6 Pac-12 (Athlon)
RECRUITING RANKINGS
Running Back Recruiting Rankings - No. 3 National (Lindy's)
Team Recruiting Class Rankings - No. 13 National (Athlon), No. 14 National (Phil Steele), No. 17 National (Lindy's), No. 3 Pac-12 (Athlon, Lindy's, Phil Steele), No. 4 Pac-12 (Sporting News)
TEAM RANKINGS
Team Rankings - No. 4 Pac-12 North (Lindy's), No. 5 Pac-12 North (Athlon, Phil Steele, Sporting News), No. 8 Pac-12 (Lindy's), No. 42 National Power Poll (Phil Steele), No. 48 National (Phil Steele), No. 54 National (Athlon), No. 55 National (Lindy's)
2011 CAL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Day, Date - Opponent (Time, TV)
^Sat., Sept. 3 - Fresno State (4 p.m. PT, CSN California)
Sat., Sept. 10 - at Colorado (TBA)
Sat., Sept. 17 - Presbyterian (TBA)
*Sat., Sept. 24 - at Washington (TBA)
*Thu., Oct. 6 - at Oregon (6 p.m. PT, ESPN)
*#Thu., Oct. 13 - USC (6 p.m. PT, ESPN)
*Sat., Oct. 22 - Utah (TBA)
*Sat., Oct. 29 - at UCLA (TBA)
*Sat., Nov. 5 - Washington State (TBA)
*Sat., Nov. 12 - Oregon State (TBA)
*Sat., Nov. 19 - at Stanford (TBA)
*Fri., Nov. 25 - at Arizona State (8:15 p.m. MT/7:15 p.m. PT, ESPN)
!Fri., Dec. 2 - Pac-12 Championship Game (TBA, FSN)
Home Games in Bold at AT&T Park, San Francisco, Calif.; ^TicketCity Battle by the Bay at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Calif.; *Pac-12 Game; !Pac-12 Championship Game at Home Site of Regular-Season Champion; #Homecoming
