The Notre Dame offensive line has really turned it on over the last few weeks with LT Will Black, LG Anthonie Knapp, C Ashton Craig, RG Sullivan Absher, and RT Guerby Lambert. Not only are they keeping CJ Carr clean and safe at quarterback, they have really turned the running game up a notch.
And now they’re being recognized by one of the best awards in college football, the Joe Moore Award.
Joe Moore Award Unveils 2026 Midseason Honor Roll
Nation’s top college football offensive lines announced during live YouTube show
The Foundation for Teamwork announced today the 25 college football offensive line units that earned a spot on the 2026 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll. The annual midseason list was revealed live during an episode of “The Joe Moore Award Show” at the award’s YouTube channel.
The Midseason Honor Roll Reveal Episode of “The Joe Moore Award Show” can be viewed here.
CBS Sports personality Jenny Dell was joined by Fox Sports and SiriusXM Radio host Geoff Schwartz, NFL Draft analyst Lance Zierlein, and CBS Sports analyst and co-founder of the Joe Moore Award Aaron Taylor as they unveiled the best offensive lines in the country. The group provided analysis and commentary on what made these offensive lines stand out during the first half of the college football season.
“The Joe Moore Award doesn’t grade stats, stars or recruiting rankings; it recognizes offensive lines that play the game the right way,” said Taylor, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. “To varying degrees, all 25 of these units have shown toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique and finishing. That makes this the starting line, not the finish line. The bar rises fast from here toward the standard set by the best to ever coach the position.”
This year’s Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll includes:
- Alabama
- Army
- Boise St.
- BYU
- Duke
- Florida
- Georgia
- Houston
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas State
- Kentucky
- Miami
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Oregon State
- South Alabama
- Tennessee
- UCLA
- USC
- Utah
- UTSA
- West Virginia
“The Joe Moore Award Show” regularly shares new episodes on Mondays during the college football season.
The Joe Moore Award is supported by its corporate partners, including Johnsonville, America’s No. 1 sausage brand. This partnership places Johnsonville at the heart of its most natural environment: college football. For decades, Johnsonville has been a staple of the gameday experience, bringing passionate fans together over shared traditions and tailgates. While headlines often overlook the work done in the trenches, both Johnsonville and the Joe Moore Award recognize that this selfless teamwork is the true anchor of success.
The Joe Moore Award also is supported by the Enovis™ DonJoy brand. Nearly all college football teams use DonJoy products, and more than 95 percent of Division I linemen trust the DonJoy Defiance® knee brace to prevent injury.
The Joe Moore Award also is supported by Logistics Plus, its exclusive logistics provider. Logistics Plus will closely collaborate with the Joe Moore Award regarding the annual transportation and delivery of the trophy, the largest given out in American sports.
The semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award will be announced on Nov. 11.
Joe Moore Award Credo
Teamwork. It’s what defines football as a sport, and it is displayed in its greatest glory – in its most profound necessity – in the play of the offensive line. For it is there that individual achievement only matters if the entire unit is performing. When we execute together, great things happen. But if one player missteps, the rest of the team pays the price. That idea – along with hard work and the willingness to strive to be your best – embodies what Coach Joe Moore instilled in his players.
But it’s about more than football. It’s about how we live our lives, how we contribute to society, how we participate in the realization of great things. Teamwork is a bond. It’s a promise. And it’s a commitment to put the greater good above ourselves. It’s the greatest form of individual achievement because it requires total sacrifice – of focus, of effort, of ego. The road to success requires an unwavering commitment to purpose that creates an unbreakable bond between each of us. And it makes that success one of the greatest achievements on the planet.
About the Joe Moore Award
The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in college football history, most notably for his work at Notre Dame and the University of Pittsburgh. Coach Moore sent 52 players on to the NFL, including Bill Fralic, Mark May, Russ Grimm, Jimbo Covert, Andy Heck and others. The Joe Moore Award trophy, crafted by legendary sports sculptor Jerry McKenna, is the largest trophy in college football, standing at a height of seven feet and weighing in at more than 800 pounds. The perpetual trophy is made available for display by the winning university until the conclusion of the following college football season.
About The Foundation for Teamwork
The Foundation for Teamwork is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering teamwork in all societal endeavors and bringing that spirit of collective achievement to athletics, education, and organizations.
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