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New York, NY – Four first-time selections headline this year’s recipients of the prestigious Rimington Award, presented annually to the top centers in the FCS, DII, DIII, and NAIA divisions for over two decades.

Reid Williams of UT-Chattanooga has been named the Rimington Award winner for the FCS level. Williams, a redshirt junior from Ringgold, Ga., is a three-time All-Southern Conference Team selection. Williams also earned CSC Academic All-District and FCS ADA Academic awards. As a three-year starter for the Mocs, he played a pivotal role in their 7-5 season, during which the team averaged 346.2 yards per game. Williams was graded as the top center for most of the season by Pro Football Focus (PFF) and served as a team captain.

Jake Gannon of Bemidji State University has earned the Rimington Award at the DII level. Gannon, a graduate student from Franklin, Wisc., is a three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NSIC) honoree and five-time NSIC All-Academic Team member. Gannon overcame an injury during his senior year to comeback to lead Bemidji State as a graduate student and has been named a 2024 Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award finalist. He anchored an offensive line that averaged 360.8 yards per game and helped guide the Beavers to the NCAA DII National Quarterfinals.

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EARTH CITY, Mo. – Keshaun Malone’s confidence is evident in the tone of his voice and his choice of words. Graduating from Bacone College and becoming one of the NAIA’s best defensive linemen during his time playing for the Warriors has prepared him to take on just about anything.

That includes trying to become one of only 53 men who will wear the St. Louis Rams’ jersey in National Football League games this season.

“I think everyone who plays football at the collegiate level wants to get here, no matter if you’re playing in [NCAA] Division I, Division II, Division III or the NAIA. Working hard at Bacone put me in this position,” Malone stated. Continue reading →