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“Banks (6-foot-5, 315 pounds) won the Lombardi Award (best lineman in college football) and Outland Trophy (best interior lineman) in 2024,” Cimini said. “His background at left tackle (three-year ...

One of those, Jordan Mailata, played only rugby before Stoutland began teaching him the art. He introduced himself as an alum of “Stoutland University,” and the phrase sticks in Philly.