The Foundation for Teamwork announced tonight the 24 college football offensive line units that earned a spot on the 2026 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll. For the first time ever, the midseason list was revealed live during a special episode of "Trench Life" at the Joe Moore Award YouTube channel.
The Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll Reveal Episode of "Trench Life" can be viewed here.
CBS Sports personality Jenny Dell was joined by ESPN / SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic, FanDuel Sports Network podcast host Mike Golic Jr. 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.
This year's Joe Moore Midseason Honor Roll includes:
● Air Force
● Army
● Alabama
● Cincinnati
● Duke
● Florida State
● Georgia Tech
● Indiana
● Iowa
● Memphis
● Miami
● Michigan
● Missouri
● Navy
● Notre Dame
● Ohio State
● Oregon
● Southern California
● Texas A&M
● Tennessee
● Tulane
● Utah
● Vanderbilt
● Washington
"Trench Life" regularly airs each Thursday during the college football season at 1 p.m. (ET) / 10 a.m. (PT).
The Joe Moore Award is supported by its corporate partner, Enovis'™ DonJoy brand. DonJoy. 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. 5.
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.
