First presented in 1946 and named for John Outland, an All-American tackle at the University of Pennsylvania in 1897, the Outland Trophy is presented by the Football Writers' Association of America to the nation's outstanding collegiate interior lineman.
Bryant McKinnie, 2001
Miami offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie was named the winner of the 2001 Outland Trophy on Thursday night during the ESPN College Football Awards Show. Miami's Bryant McKinnie poses with the Outland Trophy He beat out Nebraska's offensive guard Toniu Fonoti and 2000 Outland Trophy winner John Henderson of Tennessee for the award, which has been presented annually since 1946 to be the best interior lineman in college football by the Football Writers Association of America.
McKinnie, a 6-foot-9, 336-pound senior from Woodbury, N.J., has not allowed a sack during his college career and anchors a line which averaged 5.5 yards each rushing attempt. The top-ranked Hurricanes swept 11 opponents this fall and will meet an undetermined foe for the national championship in the Rose Bowl.
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One of the most intimidating and dominating defensive linemen of his era of college football, Russell Maryland left a legacy of excellence that few will ever match. The first Miami player to win the coveted Outland Trophy in 1990, Maryland captured virtually every award in his grasp during his outstanding senior season.
A consensus All-American in 1990, Maryland was a first-team All-America selection by Associated Press, United Press International, Kodak, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Football News, and The Sporting News. He also was the UPI's selection as 1990 College Football Lineman of the Year.
Maryland, who finished his UM career with 279 tackles, 25 tackles for losses and 20.5 quarterback sacks, was UM's Jack Harding Most Valuable Player Award winner in 1990. Maryland, also an excellent student, was inducted into UM's elite Iron Arrow fraternity before his graduation and was the first player chosen in the 1991 NFL Draft (by the Dallas Cowboys).
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