Jonathan Luigs (Jr., 6-4, 307), Arkansas Arkansas do-everything back Darren McFadden knows what it's like to be the focal point of the opposition's game-plan every week - but so does the Razorbacks' junior Watch Lister Jonathan Luigs. "Just like Darren, (our success) has put an X on my chest for defensive linemen and teams to try and do well against me, " Luigs told the Northwest Arkansas Times. " It's worked in a positive way for me to make me work harder and step up and be one of the leaders on this team and try to get us back to where we were last year [SEC West champions ] and maybe to the national championship. " In the season-opening 46-26 victory over Troy University on Sept. 1, McFadden and Felix Jones netted 529 total yards. Even with Troy stacking the box, Luigs and senior right guard Robert Felton and senior right tackle Nate Garner kept McFadden and Jones running right at and through the Trojans. "I tell you Jonathan Luigs, Robert Felton, Nate Garner, that was a solid, solid effort," Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt says. "I think the most impressive thing was their pass protection. Their pass protection was very, very good. "

SOPHOMORE SENSATIONS

Four sophomores made it onto this year's Watch List: Kenny Alfred (Washington State), Jim Cordle (Ohio State), Rafael Eubanks (Iowa), Juan Garcia (Washington) and Josh McNeil (Tennessee). No sophomore has ever won the Rimington.

THEY SAID IT

"I've just got to keep everyone in line, make sure nobody slacks off for a play. I need to keep on everybody, keep them focused and doing everything right. You've just got to keep it going in practice, because that's where you refine your skills."

-- Penn State center A.Q. Shipley, a 6-1, 297- pound junior. Shipley and the Nittany Lions took care of business last weekend vs. Notre Dame, 31-10.

DID YOU KNOW?

Six-foot-two Rice center Austin Wilkinson is one of the leanest Watch Listers out there, weighing in at a meager 270 pounds (tying Air Force's Blaine Guenther). Who says, though, you have to be big to be durable on the O-line? The junior from The Woodlands, Tex. has played 26-straight games entering this weekend - every game thus far of his collegiate career..

GAMES TO TIVO

This week's head-to-head match-ups of Rimington Watch Listers (all game times are ET): Thursday, September 13, 2007

• TCU (Blake Schlueter) at Air Force (Blaine Guenther)

Saturday, September 15, 2007

• Mississippi State (Royce Blackledge) at Auburn (Jason Bosley)
• Virgina (Jordy Lipsey) at North Carolina (Scott Lenahan)
• Western Michigan (Robbie Krutilla) at Missouri (Adam Spieker)
• Tennessee (Josh McNeil) at Florida (Drew Miller)
• Ohio State (Jim Cordle) at Washington (Juan Garcia)
• Army (Trey Miranne) at Wake Forest (Steve Justice)
• UCLA (Chris Joseph) at Utah (Kyle Gunther)
• Arkansas (Jonathan Luigs) at Alabama (Antoine Caldwell)
• Louisiana-Monroe (Adam Hill) at Texas A&M (Cody Wallace)
• Boston College (Kevin Sheridan) at Georgia Tech (Kevin Tuminello)
• San Jose State (Justin Paysinger) at Stanford (Tim Mattran)
• Idaho (Adam Korby) at Washington State (Kenny Alfred)