Olusegun Oluwatimi

Olusegun Oluwatimi (born August 5, 1999) is an American football center for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously attended the University of Virginia, playing college football for the Virginia Cavaliers before graduating with a degree in economics in 2021. Oluwatimi played a final year as a graduate student for the Wolverines at the University of Michigan in 2022, where he won the Rimington and Outland Trophy.

Olusegun Oluwatimi
Michigan Wolverines – No. 55
PositionCenter
ClassGraduate student
Personal information
Born: (1999-08-05) August 5, 1999
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight307 lb (139 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolDeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
Career highlights and awards

College

Oluwatimi attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, before enrolling at the United States Air Force Academy in 2017.[1] He was a member of the Air Force Falcons football team but did not appear in any games with them.[1]

Virginia Cavaliers

Oluwatimi transferred to the University of Virginia in 2018 and started 32 consecutive games for the Virginia Cavaliers from 2019 to 2021.[1] In 2021, he was one of the three finalists for the Rimington Trophy, an award presented annually to the best center in the country.[2] He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a second-team All-American.[1] Oluwatimi graduated with a degree in economics in 2021.[1]

Michigan Wolverines

In January 2022, he transferred as a graduate student to play for the Michigan Wolverines at the University of Michigan.[3][4][5]

By the end of the season, Oluwatimi retrieved the Outland Trophy as the best interior offensive lineman in college football and the Rimington Trophy as the best center.[6] He was also named a consensus first-team All-American.[7][8]

References
  1. "Olusegun Oluwatimi". University of Michigan. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "Key U.Va. transfers select destinations". Daily Press. December 28, 2021. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Angelique S. Chengelis (December 27, 2021). "Olusegun Oluwatimi, Virginia All-American center, to transfer to Michigan football". The Detroit News.
  4. Angelique S. Chengelis (July 18, 2022). "Grad transfer Olu Oluwatimi eager to raise his game, UM's O-line play to greater heights". The Detroit News.
  5. Spencer Raines (April 2, 2022). "'He's gonna elevate this O-line': Olusegun Oluwatimi brings more than just experience". The Michigan Daily.
  6. Angelique S. Chengelis (December 8, 2022). "UM offensive lineman Oluwatimi wins Outland, Rimington trophies". The Detroit News.
  7. Angelique S. Chengelis (December 8, 2022). "UM's Corum, Oluwatimi headline list of local players named All-Americans". The Detroit News.
  8. "Big Ten Conference Unveils Football All-Conference Teams for Offense and Select Individual Honors". Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2022.
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