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All-America checklist: Offensive linemen
Aug. 17, 2000
SportsLine.com/Lindy's reports
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Centers |
 | | | Dominic Raiola (Allsport) | |
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With guys like this, it will be exceedingly difficult picking just one for
All-American honors at the end of the season. And many other quality players
will be worthy of consideration, such as Kansas State's Randall Cummins,
East Carolina's Sherwin Lacewell and Florida's Zac Zedalis, coming back from
injury.
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| Name |
School |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
| 1. Dominic Raiola |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
6-2 |
295 |
| 2. Ben Hamilton |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
6-5 |
271 |
| 3. Casey Rabach |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
6-5 |
286 |
| 4. Bruce Wiggins |
Arizona |
Sr. |
6-3 |
280 |
| 5. Paul Hogan |
Alabama |
Sr. |
6-5 |
275 |
| 6. Seth McKinney |
Texas A&M |
Jr. |
6-3 |
290 |
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Guards |
 | | | Steve Hutchinson(Allsport) | |
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Nebraska hopes to follow its offensive line all the way to Miami for the
national championship Orange Bowl, and with guards like senior Russ
Hochstein and sophomore Toniu Fonoti, who's going to tell the Cornhuskers
that they won't get there? Michigan's Steve Hutchinson is a seasoned veteran
who leads a strong group of Big Ten performers.
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| Name |
School |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
| 1. Steve Hutchinson |
Michigan |
Sr. |
6-5 |
298 |
| 2. Bill Ferrario |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
6-3 |
302. |
| 3. Russ Hochstein |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
6-4 |
290 |
| 4. Paul Zukauskas |
Boston College |
Sr. |
6-6 |
318 |
| 5. Ray Redziniak |
Illinois |
Sr. |
6-3 |
290 |
| 6. Toniu Fonoti |
Nebraska |
So. |
6-4 |
330 |
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Tackles |
 | | | Terrence Metcalf(Provided to SportsLine) | |
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Florida State coach Bobby Bowden says this might be his best offensive line
ever -- and with Tarlos Thomas and Brett Williams at tackles, it's easy to
see why. Thomas is in the best shape of his career and is ready for a
monster season. But he'll have to start at third on this list behind guys
the pro scouts love best.
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| Name |
School |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
| 1. Kareem McKenzie |
Penn State |
Sr. |
6-7 |
321 |
| 2. Leonard Davis |
Texas |
Sr. |
6-6 |
367 |
| 3. Tarlos Thomas |
Florida State |
Jr. |
6-5 |
310 |
| 4. Kenyatta Walker |
Florida |
Jr. |
6-5 |
298 |
| 5. Pork Chop Womack |
Mississippi St. |
Sr. |
6-3 |
336 |
| 6. Terrence Metcalf |
Ole Miss |
Jr. |
6-3 |
300 |
| 7. Brett Williams |
Florida State |
So. |
6-6 |
320 |
| 8. Marques Sullivan |
Illinois |
Sr. |
6-5 |
315 |
| 9. Jeff Backus |
Michigan |
Sr. |
6-6 |
298 |
| 10. Joaquin Gonzalez |
Miami |
So. |
6-5 |
272 |
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