Uma sicabangela lesi sigaba esiphathelene noSam Baker, siyini i-Outland Trophy?
Context:UBaker wafunda eNyuvesi yaseNingizimu California, lapho adlalela khona umqeqeshi uPete Carroll's USC Trojans football team kusuka ngo-2003 kuya ku-2007. Wayengumdlali weqembu lokuqala e-All-American njengomfundi wesibili we-redshirt ngo-2005.  Wayekhona ohlwini olusemthethweni lwama-2006 lokubuka i-Lombardi Award kanye ne-Outland Trophy yomgcini we-lineman omuhle kakhulu. Emsebenzini wakhe wasekolishi uBaker wavimbela uReggie Bush noMatt Leinart. Wabizwa ngokuthi yiqembu lokuqala le-All-Pacific-10 Conference ukukhethwa ngabaqeqeshi beligi ngo-2005 nango-2006. Waziwa njengomdlali weqembu lokuqala laseMelika, ethole udumo lweqembu lokuqala kusuka ku-Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News kanye ne-CBSSports.com.  Ukuya onyakeni wakhe wesine njengomdlali oqalayo, uBaker ubekhona ohlwini lweLombardi Award kanye ne-Outland Trophy. Ubekwe njengomunye wabadlali abaphezulu abangama-20 abazoqala ngo-2007 yiSports Illustrated. Ngaphambi kwesizini yakhe yokugcina ngo-2007, uBaker wayesevele ebhekwa ngabaseshi abaningi be-NFL njengomdlali othile ophezulu kwabahlanu ku-2008 NFL Draft.
I-Outland Trophy inikezwa umgadli ohlaselayo ohamba phambili emdlalweni webhola wasekolishi.