Well, once again a Buckeye came close to winning, but the BP faithful cast more votes for fellow Big Ten center Greg Eslinger from the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Congratulations, Greg, for winning the first ever Pace-Parker Pancake Award as the best offensive lineman in the country!
The full results are set forth below, with the number of first place votes in parentheses:
Greg Eslinger (Minnesota) - 236 (19)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson (Virginia) - 194 (14)
Marcus McNeill (Auburn) - 156 (6)
Nick Mangold (Ohio State) - 123 (6)
Joe Thomas (Wisconsin) - 102 (2)
Eric Winston (Miami) - 96 (2)
Jonathan Scott (Texas) - 66 (1)
Max Jean-Gilles (Georgia) - 65 (3)
Taitusi Lutui (Southern Cal) - 15
Andrew Whitworth (LSU) - 10
Winston Justice (Southern Cal) - 8
Justin Blalock (Texas) - 7
Will Allen (Texas) - 6 (1)
Jeremy Trueblood (Boston College) - 6
Kasey Studdard (Texas) - 5
Ryan Kalil (Southern Cal) - 5
Mike Degory (Florida) - 4
Adam Stenavich (Michigan) - 3
Jason Spitz (Louisville) - 3
Ryan O'Callaghan (California) - 2
Matt Lentz (Michigan) - 2
Note: Six points were awarded for each first place vote, 5 points for each second, etc.
The full results are set forth below, with the number of first place votes in parentheses:
Greg Eslinger (Minnesota) - 236 (19)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson (Virginia) - 194 (14)
Marcus McNeill (Auburn) - 156 (6)
Nick Mangold (Ohio State) - 123 (6)
Joe Thomas (Wisconsin) - 102 (2)
Eric Winston (Miami) - 96 (2)
Jonathan Scott (Texas) - 66 (1)
Max Jean-Gilles (Georgia) - 65 (3)
Taitusi Lutui (Southern Cal) - 15
Andrew Whitworth (LSU) - 10
Winston Justice (Southern Cal) - 8
Justin Blalock (Texas) - 7
Will Allen (Texas) - 6 (1)
Jeremy Trueblood (Boston College) - 6
Kasey Studdard (Texas) - 5
Ryan Kalil (Southern Cal) - 5
Mike Degory (Florida) - 4
Adam Stenavich (Michigan) - 3
Jason Spitz (Louisville) - 3
Ryan O'Callaghan (California) - 2
Matt Lentz (Michigan) - 2
Note: Six points were awarded for each first place vote, 5 points for each second, etc.
Seriously, there are going to be, what, four Will Allen's in the NFL next year?