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USC’s Bear Alexander, Jonah Monheim and Emmanuel Pregnon Selected to 2024 Outland Trophy Watch List
July 30, 2024 | Football
LOS ANGELES—USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander and offensive linemen Jonah Monheim and Emmanuel Pregnon were named to the 2024 Outland Trophy Watch List as announced by the Football Writers Association today (July 30). The Outland Trophy is annually awarded to the best college football interior lineman.
USC is tied for the second most representatives on the list with Alabama and Ohio State with 3. Only Georgia has more representatives with 4. USC and Ohio State's representatives make up almost half of the Big Ten Conference's 13 players selected spread among 8 league schools.
Bear Alexander will once again be a force to be reckoned with in the trenches on the defensive line as a junior in 2024. He earned placement on the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-American Fourth Team, as well as the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team and Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team.
After transferring from Georgia in the summer of 2023, he made an immediate impact by bolstering the Trojan defensive line. Alexander recorded 48 tackles, including 6.5 for loss (with 1.5 sacks). He led the team with 4 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 PBU while appearing in all 13 games and starting 12 (all except California). He was named to the 2023 Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team and was an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
USC, ranked third nationally in scoring offense (41.8), fifth nationally in passing offense (333.0) and tenth in total offense (467.6) in 2023, takes its high-powered offense into the Big Ten with veterans Jonah Monheim and Emmanuel Pregnon back on the line.
Monheim, a returning captain, made the move to center in the spring of 2024. He was named to the Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-American Second Team, Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten First Team and Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team.
Monheim started all 13 games on the offensive line as a redshirt junior in 2023. He started 12 times at left tackle and 1 time at right guard. He was named to the AP All-Pac-12 Second Team and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Fourth Team.
Pregnon, a veteran starter, returns for the Trojans as a redshirt senior in 2024. He was selected to the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team and Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team.
After transferring from Wyoming in the summer of 2023, he saw action in all 13 games on the offensive line as a redshirt junior in last season. He started 12 times at left guard.
The recipient of the 2024 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Dec. 12, 2024. 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, Neb., on Jan. 22, 2025.
USC is tied for the second most representatives on the list with Alabama and Ohio State with 3. Only Georgia has more representatives with 4. USC and Ohio State's representatives make up almost half of the Big Ten Conference's 13 players selected spread among 8 league schools.
Bear Alexander will once again be a force to be reckoned with in the trenches on the defensive line as a junior in 2024. He earned placement on the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-American Fourth Team, as well as the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team and Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team.
After transferring from Georgia in the summer of 2023, he made an immediate impact by bolstering the Trojan defensive line. Alexander recorded 48 tackles, including 6.5 for loss (with 1.5 sacks). He led the team with 4 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 PBU while appearing in all 13 games and starting 12 (all except California). He was named to the 2023 Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team and was an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
USC, ranked third nationally in scoring offense (41.8), fifth nationally in passing offense (333.0) and tenth in total offense (467.6) in 2023, takes its high-powered offense into the Big Ten with veterans Jonah Monheim and Emmanuel Pregnon back on the line.
Monheim, a returning captain, made the move to center in the spring of 2024. He was named to the Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-American Second Team, Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten First Team and Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team.
Monheim started all 13 games on the offensive line as a redshirt junior in 2023. He started 12 times at left tackle and 1 time at right guard. He was named to the AP All-Pac-12 Second Team and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Fourth Team.
Pregnon, a veteran starter, returns for the Trojans as a redshirt senior in 2024. He was selected to the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team and Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team.
After transferring from Wyoming in the summer of 2023, he saw action in all 13 games on the offensive line as a redshirt junior in last season. He started 12 times at left guard.
The recipient of the 2024 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Dec. 12, 2024. 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, Neb., on Jan. 22, 2025.
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