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July 12, 2012

Texas Longhorns junior offensive guard Mason Walters has been selected to the watch list for the 2012 Outland Trophy, honoring the nation's most outstanding interior lineman, the Football Writers Association of America has announced.
The watch list of 71 players includes only tackles, guards and centers from both sides of the ball.

Walters is a third-year offensive lineman who has started all 25 games at right guard for his career. He was named 2011 second team All-Big 12 (San Antonio Express-News) and honorable mention (Coaches). Walters started all 13 games at right guard in 2011 and started all 12 games at right guard in 2010.

The junior from Wolfforth, Texas, appeared in one game at tackle and on special teams in 2009 before missing the remainder of the season due to a foot injury and redshirting. He enrolled in January '09 to take part in spring drills and was a prep All-American who was ranked as the nation's top center by ESPNU and the nation's second-best offensive tackle by Rivals. He earned eight letters in three sports as a prepster.

Texas has had three winners of the Outland Trophy, including Brad Shearer in 1977, Tommy Nobis in 1965 and Scott Appleton in 1963. Three other Longhorns have also been finalists, including Justin Blalock in 2006, Leonard Davis in 2000 and Dan Neil in 1996.

The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are part of the FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects the 25-man team and eventually the three Outland finalists to be named on Nov. 19. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner.

The Outland Trophy, presented annually since 1946, is the third oldest award in major college football. The winner of the 67th Outland Trophy, named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn and Kansas at the turn of the century, will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 6 on ESPN.

The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, will be held on Jan. 10, 2013, in Omaha, Neb.