DALLAS — UTSA senior defensive lineman Brandon Brown has been named to the Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List, which was unveiled on Tuesday by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
Brown is one of 75 returning standout interior linemen, including one of five from the American Athletic Conference and one of 19 defensive tackles, chosen for this year’s list. The FWAA announcement and complete list can be found at sportswriters.net.
Brown is a three-time all-conference honoree and three-year starter on the defensive line for the Roadrunners. A junior out of Katy Morton Ranch High School, he earned third-team all-league accolades last season after registering 20 total tackles, nine solo stops, 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He had a pair of solo stops, including one behind the line of scrimmage, in the 20-13 home win over Texas State and also made two unassisted tackles with one TFL to along with a forced fumble in the 37-29 win at North Texas.
After transferring to UTSA from Tulane prior to the 2021 season, Brown has played in 41 consecutive games and earned starts in each of the past 34 contests. He has racked up 64 total tackles, 31 solo stops, 14 TFLs, 2.5 sacks and three forced fumbles as a Roadrunner.
The FWAA will announce the Outland Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 20, and those players will then be paired down to three finalists announced on Nov. 26. The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from those finalists who will be part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.
The recipient of the 2024 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Dec. 12. The official presentation to the winner will be made at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in Omaha, Nebraska, on Jan. 22, 2025.
Players may be added or removed from the watch list during the course of the season. For a second year now, the FWAA will announce an Outland Trophy National Player of the Week each Tuesday this season. If not already on the watch list, each week’s honored player will be added at that time.
The Outland Trophy, celebrating 79 years since its founding, is the third-oldest major college football award. Created in 1946 when Dr. John Outland presented the FWAA with a financial contribution to initiate the award, the Outland Trophy has been given to the best interior lineman in college football ever since Dr. Outland, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1890s, eventually took up practice in Kansas City, Mo. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Outland believed linemen did not get the credit they deserved and wanted an award to recognize them.
The Outland Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.
For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on Twitter at @NCFAA.
The Roadrunners will kick off the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, when they host Kennesaw State at 2:30 p.m. at the Alamodome.
Fans can purchase tickets online or by calling the UTSA Ticket Office at 210-458-UTSA (8872) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Current UTSA football season-ticket holders may renew their tickets by logging into their UTSA Account Manager.
Season tickets start as low as $90 per seat. Payment plans for all season ticket packages are available.
Current UTSA students receive free admission to all home games by downloading tickets via their Account Manager.
Brown is one of 75 returning standout interior linemen, including one of five from the American Athletic Conference and one of 19 defensive tackles, chosen for this year’s list. The FWAA announcement and complete list can be found at sportswriters.net.
Brown is a three-time all-conference honoree and three-year starter on the defensive line for the Roadrunners. A junior out of Katy Morton Ranch High School, he earned third-team all-league accolades last season after registering 20 total tackles, nine solo stops, 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He had a pair of solo stops, including one behind the line of scrimmage, in the 20-13 home win over Texas State and also made two unassisted tackles with one TFL to along with a forced fumble in the 37-29 win at North Texas.
After transferring to UTSA from Tulane prior to the 2021 season, Brown has played in 41 consecutive games and earned starts in each of the past 34 contests. He has racked up 64 total tackles, 31 solo stops, 14 TFLs, 2.5 sacks and three forced fumbles as a Roadrunner.
The FWAA will announce the Outland Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 20, and those players will then be paired down to three finalists announced on Nov. 26. The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from those finalists who will be part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.
The recipient of the 2024 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Dec. 12. The official presentation to the winner will be made at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in Omaha, Nebraska, on Jan. 22, 2025.
Players may be added or removed from the watch list during the course of the season. For a second year now, the FWAA will announce an Outland Trophy National Player of the Week each Tuesday this season. If not already on the watch list, each week’s honored player will be added at that time.
The Outland Trophy, celebrating 79 years since its founding, is the third-oldest major college football award. Created in 1946 when Dr. John Outland presented the FWAA with a financial contribution to initiate the award, the Outland Trophy has been given to the best interior lineman in college football ever since Dr. Outland, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1890s, eventually took up practice in Kansas City, Mo. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Outland believed linemen did not get the credit they deserved and wanted an award to recognize them.
The Outland Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.
For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on Twitter at @NCFAA.
The Roadrunners will kick off the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, when they host Kennesaw State at 2:30 p.m. at the Alamodome.
Fans can purchase tickets online or by calling the UTSA Ticket Office at 210-458-UTSA (8872) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Current UTSA football season-ticket holders may renew their tickets by logging into their UTSA Account Manager.
Season tickets start as low as $90 per seat. Payment plans for all season ticket packages are available.
Current UTSA students receive free admission to all home games by downloading tickets via their Account Manager.
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