The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. The Trophy committee has just released its watch list for the 2012 season, and UofL senior Mario Benavides has made the list. The winner will be honored on January 12, 2013 at a banquet in Lincoln, Nebraska. Here is the complete list of players that are on the watch list.
| Eloy Atkinson | UTEP | 6’3″ | 315 | Senior |
| Mario Benavides | Louisville | 6’4″ | 301 | RS Senior |
| Nick Carlson | Wyoming | 6’4″; | 292 | Senior |
| Braxston Cave | Notre Dame | 6’3″ | 304 | Graduate Student |
| Dillon Day | Mississippi State | 6’4″ | 295 | RS Sophomore |
| Reese Dismukes | Auburn | 6’3″ | 302 | Sophomore |
| Trent Dupy | Tulsa | 6’2″ | 285 | Senior |
| Dillon Farrell | New Mexico | 6’5″ | 290 | Junior |
| James Ferentz | Iowa | 6’2″ | 284 | Senior |
| Jay Finch | Georgia Tech | 6’3″; | 283 | RS Junior |
| B.J. Finney | Kansas State | 6’4″ | 303 | Sophomore |
| Travis Frederick | Wisconsin | 6’4″ | 328 | Junior |
| Dalton Freeman | Clemson | 6’5″ | 285 | Graduate Student |
| James Fry | TCU | 6’3″ | 290 | Senior |
| Kevin Galeher | Western Michigan | 6’3″ | 300 | Senior |
| Hronis Grasu | Oregon | 6’3″ | 284 | Sophomore |
| Ben Habern | Oklahoma | 6’4″ | 292 | Senior |
| Gus Handler | Colorado | 6’3″ | 295 | Junior |
| Jonotthan Harrison | Florida | 6’3″ | 309 | RS Junior |
| Khaled Holmes | USC | 6’4″ | 305 | Senior |
| Andre Huval | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6’1″ | 290 | Junior |
| Alec Johnson | San Diego State | 6’3″ | 300 | Senior |
| T.J. Johnson | South Carolina | 6’6″ | 319 | Senior |
| Barrett Jones | Alabama | 6’5″ | 302 | Senior |
| Zac Kerin | Toledo | 6’5″ | 300 | Junior |
| Tyler Larsen | Utah State | 6’4″ | 308 | Junior |
| Patrick Lewis | Texas A&M | 6’2″ | 306 | Senior |
| P.J. Lonergan | LSU | 6’4″ | 305 | Senior |
| Macky MacPherson | Syracuse | 6’2″ | 269 | Junior |
| Joe Madsen | West Virginia | 6’4″ | 310 | RS Senior |
| Mike Marboe | Idaho | 6’2″ | 301 | Sophomore |
| Will Matte | Indiana | 6’2″ | 290 | RS Senior |
| Blake McJunkin | SMU | 6’2″ | 305 | Senior |
| Andrew Miller | Virginia Tech | 6’4″ | 300 | RS Junior |
| Brian Moore | Duke | 6’2″ | 285 | RS Senior |
| Graham Pocic | Illinois | 6’7″ | 305 | Senior |
| Ryan Powis | Army | 6’0″ | 257 | Sophomore |
| Austin Quattrochi | Southern Mississippi | 6’3″ | 295 | RS Senior |
| Jordan Rae | UCF | 6’2″ | 275 | Senior |
| Weston Richburg | Colorado State | 6’4″ | 297 | Junior |
| Sam Schartzstein | Stanford | 6’3″ | 290 | Senior |
| Matt Smith | Kentucky | 6’4″ | 296 | Senior |
| Matt Stankiewitch | Penn State | 6’3″ | 295 | Senior |
| Tevita Stevens | Utah | 6’3″ | 302 | Senior |
| Travis Swanson | Arkansas | 6’5″ | 305 | Junior |
| Evan Swindall | Ole Miss | 6’2″ | 300 | Junior |
| Ryan Turnley | Pittsburgh | 6’6″ | 320 | Senior |
| Brandon Vitabile | Northwestern | 6’3″ | 300 | Sophomore |
| Stephen Warner | Louisiana Tech | 6’0″ | 295 | RS Senior |
| Robert Waterman | UNLV | 6’2″ | 290 | Sophomore |
| Camden Wentz | NC State | 6’3″ | 225 | Senior |