Doak Walker Award Semifinalists Announced

[MrMustang1965]

(Hadn't seen this posted...)

Kansas State junior Darren Sproles was among the eight finalists for the 2003 Doak Walker Award announced by the SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors.

The other semifinalists for the award, which annually recognizes the top running back in college football, are:

Steven Jackson, Oregon State
Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech
Derrick Knight, Boston College
Chris Perry, Michigan
Michael Turner, Northern Illinois
Shaud Williams, Alabama
Quincy Wilson, West Virginia

Three finalists will be announced December 1 with the winner being named on December 11.

[Higher Authority]

It's a shame Kincade didn't at least make the semifinalist list.

[Stallion]

I hope that Foy Munlin does as well at SMU as Shaud Williams did at Alabama after transferring from Tech.

[woodsnwater]

It's really ashame Patrick Cobbs of the University of North Texas did not make the fianalist list. He leads the nation in scoring and rushing, and he is in Dallas' backyard. Makes no sense!

[Higher Authority]

Originally posted by Stallion:
I hope that Foy Munlin does as well at SMU as Shaud Williams did at Alabama after transferring from Tech.

No kidding! If practices are any indication, he should do well. Whether he does as well as Williams remains to be seen, of course, but he's an animal in practices.

[MrMustang1965]

Remember this item that was posted by PonyPride on August 22, 2003? Hmmm..... :whistling:


Keylon Kincade a candidate for the 2003 Doak Walker Award
Senior tailback one of 39 candidates listed

DALLAS (SMU) -- SMU senior tailback Keylon Kincade was named Friday as one of the preseason candidates for the 2003 Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation's top college running back.

Kincade, a Troup, Texas native, posted one of the best statistical season in SMU history last year, rushing an SMU record 327 times for 1,279 yards - third in school annals - and seven touchdowns on is way to second team All-WAC honors.

Kincade is one of 39 candidates for the award, presented by the SMU Athletic Forum. Eight semifinalists will be selected Nov. 19, and the winner will be announced live on ESPN's Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Thursday, Dec. 11. The Doak Walker Presentation Banquet will be held Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at The Fairmont Hotel in Dallas.

The Doak Walker Award is named after the former SMU great, who became the first college player to win the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 1948.

Former Penn State running back Larry Johnson, currently a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, won the 2002 Doak Walker Award.