We proceed on with the faculty soccer preseason award watch lists with the announcement of the Outland Trophy 2026 preseason watch record. As you’d anticipate, there’s some Ohio State taste to the record, with three Buckeyes being named by the Soccer Writers Affiliation of America.
First handed out in 1946, the Outland Trophy is awarded to the most effective faculty soccer inside lineman. And with all of the expertise and skill the OSU offensive line has coming again this season, three of these linemen, Austin Siereveld, Carson Hinzman, and Luke Montgomery, have been among the many names showing alongside different proficient linemen.
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Siereveld, a two-year starter who was thrust into motion throughout Ohio State’s 2025 School Soccer Playoff nationwide championship run, is heading into his redshirt junior season and was arguably the most effective Ohio State lineman final season. He was strong at left sort out, however could also be moved to a different place to get the most effective 5 guys on the sector collectively. Irrespective of the place he performs, he must be the anchor of the road once more and will likely be amongst a number of the finest offensive linemen accessible within the NFL draft subsequent April.
Hinzman, now coming into his fifth yr, grabbed the beginning spot at heart in 2023, moved to protect to start out the 2024 season, however then was the beginning heart once more for the nationwide championship run when Rimington winner Seth McGlaughlin was misplaced for the season with harm. The Wisconsin native was then the unquestioned starter at heart final season and was an AFCA First Crew All-American and Third Crew All-Massive Ten. He’s additionally on the Rimington preseason watch record for the most effective heart in faculty soccer.
Montgomery, like the opposite two, additionally carved out a bit of his legacy through the nationwide championship run in 2024. He began the final two video games of Ohio State’s run and gained the boldness of the teaching workers to start out all 14 video games final season on the inside. He will likely be counted on to be one other All-Massive Ten-type performer. He’s coming into his junior season having already began 16 whole video games on the offensive line and appeared in 28 whole video games.
4 Buckeyes have taken house the Outland Trophy since its inception, however the final to do it was Orlando Tempo again in 1996. Earlier than him, Jim Parker (1956), Jim Stillwagon (1970), and John Hicks (1973) have been honored. The Outland will likely be introduced and awarded throughout ESPN’s Residence Depot School Awards Present on December 11.
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