One year ago Billy Price was an All-American right guard. Today he is the best center in the nation.
At Thursday night’s college football awards show, Price was awarded the Rimington Trophy, which is awarded annually to college football’s top center.
Price was named the Rimington-Pace Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year last week, and now he adds another prestigious award to a very congested shelf.
Price has an Ohio State record 54 career starts and is now the third Buckeye to win the Rimington Trophy, joining LeCharles Bentley in 2001 and Pat Elflein last year.
A two-time First-Team All-American and All-Big Ten performer, Price has helped lead the way for an Ohio State offense that ranks No. 6 in total offense, No. 5 in scoring, No. 28 in passing, No. 1 in first downs, and No. 5 in third-down conversion percentage.
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Price is from Austintown, Ohio, and has already graduated with his degree in business administration with a specialization in operation’s management. He was a first-team All-American in 2016 by the American Football Coaches Association and a strong candidate for additional All-America honors this year after already having been selected a mid-season All-American by the Associated Press. He is a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, which honors student-athletes with notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition and he was a semifinalist for the Outland Trophy.