Florida Gators center Brett Heggie named to Rimington Trophy Watch List

Florida’s redshirt senior isn’t just the top o-lineman on the team but among the best centers in the nation, as evidenced by his inclusion.

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The Florida Gators football team has been humming along on offense so far this season, and despite a letdown in College Station last weekend in addition to a COVID-19 outbreak this week, there is still some good news for the Gator Nation.

Every snap starts in the hands of redshirt senior Brett Heggie, who was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List on Friday for his exemplary play at the center position through the first three weeks of Southeastern Conference play.

Heggie was one of our players to watch for the Gators’ SEC Week 3 game against the Texas A&M Aggies after earning the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week award for this performance in Week 1 against the Ole Miss Rebels. If he continues his superlative performance through the rest of the schedule, he could earn himself a place among the Gators greats at his position — perhaps the best since Maurkice Pouncey a decade ago.

The Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football. The Rimington Trophy is presented to the premiere centers in each of the following divisions: FCS, Division II, Division III, and NAIA.

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