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Football’s Davis Named to Maxwell Award Watch List
7.24.20 | Football
PHILADELPHIA - The Maxwell Football Club today announced its Watch List for the 84th Maxwell Award presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Temple sophomore running back Re'Mahn Davis is one of 90 players on that list.
As a true freshman in 2019, Davis burst onto the scene leading the Owls in rushing with 936 yards and eight touchdowns on 193 carries. Those numbers all rank second among freshmen in school history to Bernard Pierce's outstanding 2009 season. Overall, his rushing yards ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference and were the fifth best FBS mark among freshmen helping the San Francisco native to Freshman All-America honors by Pro Football Focus.
Last week, Davis was also named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, given to the nation's top running back.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.
The Maxwell Award watch list will once again incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs and conferences from coast to coast, and will feature fresh faces, as 2019 winner Joe Burrow (LSU) and finalists Chase Young (Ohio State) and Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma) have all moved on to the NFL.
The list features six returning semifinalists from 2019, including Shane Buechele (SMU), Charlie Brewer (Baylor), Travis Etienne (Clemson), Justin Fields (Ohio State), Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State) and Sam Ehlinger (Texas).
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 3, 2020, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 23, 2020. The winner of the 2020 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 10, 2020. The formal presentations of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel &Casino Atlantic City on March 12, 2021.
As a true freshman in 2019, Davis burst onto the scene leading the Owls in rushing with 936 yards and eight touchdowns on 193 carries. Those numbers all rank second among freshmen in school history to Bernard Pierce's outstanding 2009 season. Overall, his rushing yards ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference and were the fifth best FBS mark among freshmen helping the San Francisco native to Freshman All-America honors by Pro Football Focus.
Last week, Davis was also named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, given to the nation's top running back.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.
The Maxwell Award watch list will once again incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs and conferences from coast to coast, and will feature fresh faces, as 2019 winner Joe Burrow (LSU) and finalists Chase Young (Ohio State) and Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma) have all moved on to the NFL.
The list features six returning semifinalists from 2019, including Shane Buechele (SMU), Charlie Brewer (Baylor), Travis Etienne (Clemson), Justin Fields (Ohio State), Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State) and Sam Ehlinger (Texas).
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 3, 2020, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 23, 2020. The winner of the 2020 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 10, 2020. The formal presentations of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel &Casino Atlantic City on March 12, 2021.
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