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LSU offensive line named Joe Moore Award finalist

The Tigers’ success had a lot to do with one of the nation’s best offensive lines.

The LSU offensive line was recognized this week, earning a spot as a Joe Moore Award finalist.

The award is annually given to the best offensive line in college football. The Tigers last won it in 2019, one of several trophies LSU picked up on that national title run.

Joining LSU as finalists are Washington, Oregon and Georgia.

The award speaks to the work offensive line coach Brad Davis has done since joining the staff in 2021. He was the only on-field assistant retained after [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] took over and that decision has proven to be one of Kelly’s best.

According to PFF, LSU’s offensive line ranks seventh in run blocking grade and the Tigers are among the best in pass blocking efficiency too.

The line anchored a unit that led the country in yards per run and protected [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] as he put up Heisman Trophy-caliber numbers.

The expectations will remain high next year with several key pieces slated to return, including star left tackle [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag].

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LSU’s offensive line named Joe Moore Award semifinalist

LSU’s offensive line has been a major part of the unit’s overall success.

The Joe Moore Award has named the 12 schools that have reached the semifinals for the award. LSU’s offensive line made the cut. The Tigers line joins Florida State, Georgia, Kansas State, Michigan, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State, Tennessee, Texas and Washington as the final 12.

[autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag], [autotag]Lance Heard[/autotag], [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag], [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag], [autotag]Garrett Dellinger[/autotag], and more have made up a solid offensive line group that has helped lead LSU to a 7-3 record so far with two games left in the 2023 regular season.

The Tigers will take on Georgia State and Texas A&M. Two very winnable games for the Tigers before playing in a bowl game.

If the Tigers can win out, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] will secure his second straight 10-win season. It’s not a national championship, but as I have stated before, winning 10 games a year when you play in the SEC is a feat in itself.

LSU will welcome Georgia State into Baton Rouge this weekend for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff.

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Tennessee’s offensive line named semifinalist for Joe Moore Award

Tennessee’s offensive line named semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.

Tennessee’s offensive line has been announced as a semifinalist for the 2023 Joe Moore Award by the Foundation for Teamwork.

The award is presented to the most outstanding offensive line in college football.

The Vols have been nominated for the award in both 2022 and 2023. Tennessee, coached by assistant Glenn Elarbee, is one of only four schools nominated in both seasons. The others include Oregon, Georgia and Michigan.

Tennessee’s offense ranks second in the SEC and eighth nationally, averaging 213.3 rushing yards and 454.8 total yards per game, which is fourth in the conference and 17th in the nation.

The Jim Moore Award finalists will be announced on Dec. 5.

Notre Dame football’s offensive line is named as a Joe Moore semi-finalist

OLU is still producing

Although Notre Dame football hasn’t had the season many of us expected, there is one unit that has done enough to impress nationally, the Irish offense line.

The group has been named as a semi-finalist for the Joe Moore Award, given out annually to the top offensive line in the country. Led by All-American candidate Joe Alt and his tackle partner Blake Fisher, the Notre Dame offensive line has performed at an extremely high level this season.

They have opened holes for running back Audric Estime and company to rush for 1,660 yards and 20 total touchdowns. They unit also needs to get some recognition for giving quarterback Sam Hartman enough time to throw for 2,272 yards and 18 touchdowns on the year.

Unfortunately for the Irish, they will be without one of their starters for the remainder of the year, Rocco Spindler, who is out with an injury.

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Will Campbell says offensive line not satisfied with being named to Joe Moore Award midseason honor roll

“Honestly, to me it’s just a Twitter post,” the sophomore said.

LSU has had a ton of offensive success this season, and much of that has been due to the play of the offensive line.

That unit returned nearly its entire starting group from last season, and it has been named to the midseason honor roll by the Joe Moore Award, which is given to the nation’s top offensive line after the season.

Left tackle [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag], who has played a major role in that group’s success over the past two seasons, said the unit is not satisfied, however.

“Honestly, to me it’s just a Twitter post,” the sophomore said. “There’s 25 teams right now that have that, and we want to be the one at the end. So that’s the only thing that matters… We don’t want to be on the honor roll, we want to win it, that’s what matters to us.”

Campbell and LSU’s offense will be back in action this weekend as the team hosts Army looking to continue to build on its success.

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Michigan football wins Joe Moore Award for second-straight year

Best line in college football, confirmed. #GoBlue

They say the game of football is won in the trenches. And Michigan football has excelled on that front.

Last year, the Wolverines proved their mettle on the offensive line by winning the prestigious Joe Moore Award, given to the best unit in the country. With a Rimington Trophy and Outland Trophy award-winner in former transfer Olu Oluwatimi, the O-line was even better for Michigan football in 2022. The Wolverines were named Joe Moore Award finalists again, but had to battle Georgia, the other finalist, to take home the prize.

Turns out, they did. For the first time ever for any college football team, the maize and blue are back-to-back Joe Moore Award winners, matching their back-to-back Big Ten Championships.

We’ll find out in the College Football Playoff, starting with the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31 vs. TCU, and potentially in the national championship game on Jan. 9, 2023, whether or not said offensive line can propel the Wolverines to the best team in college football, period.

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Can Michigan football win a prestigious award for a second-straight year?

It should win. Again. #GoBlue

Michigan football is trying to run it back — both literally and figuratively.

The Wolverines won the Joe Moore Award last year, given to the nation’s best offensive line. Dare say, the offensive line in Ann Arbor may just be even better this year.

While Michigan has allowed 12 sacks through 10 games compared to 14 through 14 a year ago, the run game appears to be more productive this season. And it’s doing it in a year where everyone knows it’s going to run that much more than in 2021.

After losing Andrew Stueber and Andrew Vastardis from last year, Michigan reeled in Olu Oluwatimi, a Rimington Trophy finalist from Virginia in 2021, as its new center, while using both Trente Jones and Karsen Barnhart at right tackle. In turn, the line has been stellar, and is in the running for its second-straight Joe Moore Award, as it was announced on Twitter.

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Given how good the line has been, if the Wolverines could manage to win the next two games to finish out the regular season, there’s a good chance that the maize and blue could have the top-rated line for the second-straight year.

Not only that, but Michigan is in the running for the second-straight Broyles Award winner, as defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is a nominee for the award won by Josh Gattis a year ago.

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Arkansas among five SEC teams to make Joe Moore Award honor roll

Some praise for the offensive line is well earned.

The big boys upfront for the Arkansas Razorbacks is starting to garner some recognition. The Joe Moore Award given to the nation’s best offensive line announced its midseason honor roll. In all, 22 offensive line units were among the best in the nation. Five of those teams reside in the SEC, and three in the SEC West.

Offensive line coach Cody Kennedy, who is in his second year with the Razorbacks, was a semifinalist for the Broyles Award last season. His unit ranks second in the SEC with 240 yards per game. Arkansas ranks No. 11 in FBS. The offensive line has allowed 11 sacks this season and is No. 5 in the SEC in total offense.

The list of SEC teams on the Joe Moore Award midseason honor roll:

Four of the five teams are among the conference’s top five rushing offenses. The Bulldogs check in at No. 6 with 196.7 yards per game. More positive play from the guys on the offensive line can only result in more wins this season. Arkansas has started the same five in all seven of their games this season.

The next test will come against the Auburn Tigers on Oct. 29 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The running game should be geared up for this game given that the Tigers surrendered 448 yards on the ground to Ole Miss and 578 yards of total offense in that game.

Michigan State football offensive line named a semi-finalist for Joe Moore Award

Michigan State football offensive line named a semi-finalist for Joe Moore Award

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With some recent injuries and mysterious absences, Michigan State football’s offensive line has looked less than stellar of late, but that wasn’t the case this season, as MSU’s ‘juice squad’ helped catapult Kenneth Walker III into the Heisman conversation. Because of their efforts, the Spartans’ offensive line has been named a semi-finalist for the Joe Moore Award, given to the Most Outstanding Offensive Line in college football.

Here are the rest of the nominees:

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Florida’s offensive line named to Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll

The Gators were named to the midseason honor roll for the Joe Moore Award, which is given to the nation’s best offensive line.

Since the 2019 season, Florida’s offensive line has been a bit of a limiting factor, especially when it came to run blocking. That’s why UF’s move to a more run-focused offense with Emory Jones and Anthony Richardson at quarterback was a bit striking: It was predicated on a level of offensive line play that hadn’t been present for a while.

Earlier in the season, however, things were going great. The Gators had the best non-service academy rushing attack in the nation, and the offensive line looked markedly improved. It’s likely for that reason that the group was named to the midseason honor roll for the Joe Moore Award on Tuesday.

The Joe Moore Award is given annually to the best offensive line in college football, and UF was one of 19 lines (six of which are in the SEC) to be named to the honor roll.

The Gators definitely have a stronger front than they had the last two seasons, but things still aren’t perfect, especially not in recent weeks. They’ve dealt with injuries to their two best starters in Ethan White and Richard Gouraige, and the results have been noticeable.

The line struggled a lot in the loss to Kentucky, and it didn’t play particularly well against a weak LSU front seven despite the offense putting up 42 points in a losing effort.

It’s hard to imagine that Florida is able to ultimately come away with the Joe Moore Award this season unless the line plays markedly better down the stretch, especially with the next game coming against one of the best college football defenses in a while in the Georgia Bulldogs.

UF’s offensive line play took a step forward this year, but it’s still not quite where it needs to be.

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