Iowa football players Austin Blythe, Carl Davis, and Brandon Scherff have all been named to the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, the award committee announced Monday. The trophy is presented annually to the best lineman or linebacker in college football.

The list includes 123 athletes from 76 universities. Past champions have included Aaron Donald, formerly of Pittsburgh, Manti Te’o, formerly of Notre Dame, and Luke Kuechly, formerly of Boston College.

Blythe started all 13 games at center last season for Iowa and is a member of the Rimington Award Watch List.

Davis tallied 42 tackles as a junior and is on the Bednarik Award Watch list and the Outland Trophy Watch List.

Scherff was named the team’s offensive MVP as a junior and is on the Outland Trophy Watch List.

— by Danny Payne