Southern Illinois center Bryan Boemer has been awarded the 2011 Rimington Award, given to the top center in the FCS. Boemer is the first Saluki to be honored with the Rimington Award.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Nine Missouri Valley Football Conference players are among the top honorees as College Sports Journal announced its first Football Championship Subdivision All-America team on Thursday.
Two Missouri Valley Football Conference teams had two players selected (Illinois State and Missouri State). All 14 FCS conferences managed to earn representation on the squad, led by the Missouri Valley Football Conference and Southern Conference with seven players each.