TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati football offensive line was tabbed as one of 22 members of the 2020 Joe Moore Award midseason watch list, The Foundation for Teamwork announced Monday.
The award has been presented annually to the most outstanding offensive line unit in college football since 2015.
The Joe Moore Award voting committee judges on six criteria that historically proven to distinguish winning O-line play: toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique, and finishing. Evaluations for the midseason honor roll were made solely through weekly review of actual game film and offensive line coach-provided cut-ups on XOS Thundercloud.
Under the direction of OL coach Ron Crook, the Bearcats have started the same five, LT James Hudson, LG Dylan O'Quinn, C Jake Renfro, RG Vincent McConnell and RT Darius Harper, in the past five games as UC has played some of their best offensive football of the season, rushing for an average of 268.0 yards on the ground, 519.4 of total offense and surrendering only five sacks.
UC has averaged 5.9 yards per carry this season and currently leads the American in rushing offense, grinding up 234.2 yards per game on the ground. The offensive line starts a true freshmen in Renfro and has allowed just nine sacks, fewest in the American Athletic Conference.
WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS SAYING
"Not overly talented, but make up for it with a lot of fight. 55 (left tackle) is technically savvy and probably had three touchdown or "spring" blocks against SMU. Used great technique, loves the game, celebrates with teammates, and talks the talk and walks the walk. Love watching this dude and his teammates."
The voting committee is set to announce the selection of semifinalists on Dec. 7 and finalists on Dec. 21. Selection of the 2020 Joe Moore Award winner will be made public in late December or early January after a surprise announcement on the winning unit's campus, as mutually agreed upon and circumstances allow.
The No. 7 Bearcats (8-0, 5-0 AAC) return to action this weekend, continuing three-game road swing at Temple on Saturday, Nov. 28. The game will kickoff from Lincoln Financial Field at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU and 700 WLW AM.
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The award has been presented annually to the most outstanding offensive line unit in college football since 2015.
The Joe Moore Award voting committee judges on six criteria that historically proven to distinguish winning O-line play: toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique, and finishing. Evaluations for the midseason honor roll were made solely through weekly review of actual game film and offensive line coach-provided cut-ups on XOS Thundercloud.
Under the direction of OL coach Ron Crook, the Bearcats have started the same five, LT James Hudson, LG Dylan O'Quinn, C Jake Renfro, RG Vincent McConnell and RT Darius Harper, in the past five games as UC has played some of their best offensive football of the season, rushing for an average of 268.0 yards on the ground, 519.4 of total offense and surrendering only five sacks.
UC has averaged 5.9 yards per carry this season and currently leads the American in rushing offense, grinding up 234.2 yards per game on the ground. The offensive line starts a true freshmen in Renfro and has allowed just nine sacks, fewest in the American Athletic Conference.
WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS SAYING
"Not overly talented, but make up for it with a lot of fight. 55 (left tackle) is technically savvy and probably had three touchdown or "spring" blocks against SMU. Used great technique, loves the game, celebrates with teammates, and talks the talk and walks the walk. Love watching this dude and his teammates."
The voting committee is set to announce the selection of semifinalists on Dec. 7 and finalists on Dec. 21. Selection of the 2020 Joe Moore Award winner will be made public in late December or early January after a surprise announcement on the winning unit's campus, as mutually agreed upon and circumstances allow.
The No. 7 Bearcats (8-0, 5-0 AAC) return to action this weekend, continuing three-game road swing at Temple on Saturday, Nov. 28. The game will kickoff from Lincoln Financial Field at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU and 700 WLW AM.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.