LOGAN — Two Utah State football players were named to preseason Watch Lists Wednesday, as senior linebacker Bobby Wagner was tabbed to the 2011 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List and sophomore center Tyler Larsen was named to the Rimington Trophy 2011 Fall Watch List.
Wagner is one of three Western Athletic Conference players on the 125-player Lombardi Watch List, joined by Fresno State defensive tackle Logan Harrell, Hawaii linebacker Corey Paredes. He also is one of three players from the state of Utah on the list, joined by BYU offensive tackle Matt Reynolds and Utah linebacker Utah Chaz Walker.
Larsen is the lone WAC player on the 43-player Dave Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List, given annually to the nation's most outstanding center in college football. Larsen is also one of only four sophomores on the list, as there are 24 seniors and 15 juniors. The Aggie center is one of two centers from the Beehive State, joined by BYU's Terence Brown.