Temple University Athletics
Saydee Named Doak Walker Co-Running Back of the Week
11.8.22 | Football
PHILADELPHIA – Temple Running back Edward Saydee has been named the Doak Walker Co-Running Back of the Week for his performance against South Florida, award officials announced Tuesday. Kansas' Devin Neal split the honor with Saydee. The Doak Walker award is given to the best running back in the country each season, named after the legendary SMU running back.
Saydee, a redshirt sophomore from Philadelphia, Pa., set career highs in multiple rushing and receiving categories including rushing yards (265), longest rush (75), rushing touchdowns (3), receiving yards (69), and longest reception (69). Both the rushing yards and longest rush are the most by a Temple player since Ryquell Armstead in 2018. Overall, his 334 all-purpose yards are the fourth most in a single game in school history. Saydee's rushing total ranks fifth on The American's single-game chart since the conference was established in 2013.
The Doak Walker Award presented by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum has been awarded to the nation's top running back since 1990. For the first time, the award is recognizing a national running back of the week this season. A select 20-person committee from the award's full voting body of media and past winners chooses the weekly recipient. On July 20, a preseason candidates list was released and semifinalists for the award will be named on Nov. 22. A week later, the three finalists will be announced.
The 2022 Doak Walker Award winner will be unveiled live on The Home Depot College Football Awards, televised by ESPN on Dec. 8. The annual banquet, where the winner and the recipient of the 2022 PwC Doak Walker Legends Award will be honored, will take place in February on the SMU campus.
The Doak Walker Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. The NCFAA's 25 awards have honored more than 800 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
Saydee, a redshirt sophomore from Philadelphia, Pa., set career highs in multiple rushing and receiving categories including rushing yards (265), longest rush (75), rushing touchdowns (3), receiving yards (69), and longest reception (69). Both the rushing yards and longest rush are the most by a Temple player since Ryquell Armstead in 2018. Overall, his 334 all-purpose yards are the fourth most in a single game in school history. Saydee's rushing total ranks fifth on The American's single-game chart since the conference was established in 2013.
The Doak Walker Award presented by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum has been awarded to the nation's top running back since 1990. For the first time, the award is recognizing a national running back of the week this season. A select 20-person committee from the award's full voting body of media and past winners chooses the weekly recipient. On July 20, a preseason candidates list was released and semifinalists for the award will be named on Nov. 22. A week later, the three finalists will be announced.
The 2022 Doak Walker Award winner will be unveiled live on The Home Depot College Football Awards, televised by ESPN on Dec. 8. The annual banquet, where the winner and the recipient of the 2022 PwC Doak Walker Legends Award will be honored, will take place in February on the SMU campus.
The Doak Walker Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. The NCFAA's 25 awards have honored more than 800 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
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