University of Michigan Center Olusegun Oluwatimi Named 2022 Rimington Trophy Winner
Announced this past Thursday night, December 8th, on the virtual Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN, University of Michigan center Olusegun Oluwatimi has been named the 2022 Rimington Trophy winner, an award that marks him as the most outstanding center in division I football.
Upon learning that he won, Oluwatimi said, “I am humbled and honored to be the recipient of the Rimington Trophy. This is such a prestigious award and it is an honor to have my name associated with a great list of past winners and the great Dave Rimington. This was one of my individual goals, but you can’t achieve that without your teammates and the guys along the offensive line that you grind with every day. It feels incredible to be recognized with this award and I know there’s still more work to be done. Let’s go smash!”
Oluwatimi has led a Michigan offensive line that ranks among the best in the nation. The graduate student has anchored a unit that lists sixth nationally in rushing offense and is seventh in scoring at 40.1 points per game.
The Wolverine center started all 13 games and had an impressive season with a number of accolades. He was one of four finalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award and was also announced as the winner of the Outland Trophy, making him the second center in history to ever receive both the Rimington and Outland Trophy in the same season. He was named first-team All-Big Ten by league coaches and was selected as the 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship award winner.
Oluwatimi was named a midseason first-team All-American by The Athletic.
About Oluwatimi receiving the honor, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Sherrone Moore said, “Olu is an exceptional leader, an elite football player, and an amazing human being. He is one of the best young men that I have ever been around. Olu is deserving of all the accolades that he receives, and we are especially excited that he is being recognized because he is a leader and tone-setter for our team and our offense. He makes our team better. We look forward to taking the field in the College Football Playoff Semifinal against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl with Olu leading us as our center.”
Oluwatimi finished the season ranking top five among all FBS centers in both offensive grade and run blocking grade according to Pro Football Focus. He did not allow a sack in 2022 and only allowed 9 total QB pressures throughout the season.
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