An emotional Gabe Carimi became just the second University of Wisconsin football player in school history to win the Outland Trophy on Thursday night at the College Football Awards Show.
The only other Badgers player to win the award given to the nation?s top interior lineman, on offense or defense, was Joe Thomas, who preceded Carimi as the starting left tackle. A four-year starter who has started all 48 games he has played in, Carimi is a two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection and was also named the league?s offensive lineman of the year this season.