2003 DOAK WALKER AWARD SUPPLEMENTAL CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED
| October 22, 2003 |
Contact: Becky Walker (214) 768-4314 beckyw@smu.edu |
DALLAS, TEXAS - Six additional candidates have been added to the field for the 2003 Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college running back. All candidates for the Doak Walker Award are nominated by their universities.
The supplemental nominees (in alphabetical order) are:
Cedric Cobbs (Sr.), Arkansas
Anthony Evans (Jr.), Houston
Cedric Houston (Jr.), Tennessee
Julius Jones (Sr.), Notre Dame
Walter Reyes (Jr.), Syracuse
Darren Sproles (Jr.), Kansas State
They join the list of initial candidates who were announced in August for the Award. Cobbs replaces Arkansas teammate De'Arrius Howard from the initial list.
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Zack Abron (Sr.), Missouri Tatum Bell (Sr.), Oklahoma State Cedric Benson (Jr.), Texas Ronnie Brown (Jr.), Auburn Terry Caulley (So.), Connecticut Anthony Davis (Sr.), Wisconsin Tyler Ebell (So.), UCLA Adimchinobe Echemandu (Sr.), California Jermaine Green (Sr.), Washington State Alex Haynes (Jr.), Central Florida Taurean Henderson (So.), Texas Tech Bobby Hendry (Sr.), Akron Lonta Hobbs (So.), TCU Steven Jackson (Jr.), Oregon State Terrence Jackson (Sr.), Central Michigan Greg Jones (Sr.), FSU Kevin Jones (Jr.), Virginia Tech Keylon Kincade (Sr.), SMU Derrick Knight (Sr.), Boston College |
Chance Kretschmer (Jr.), Nevada Wali Lundy (So.), Virginia T.A. McLendon (So.), NC State Tony Milton (Jr.), Georgia Brandon Miree (Sr.), Pittsburgh DonTrell Moore (So.), New Mexico Mewelde Moore (Sr.), Tulane Bruce Perry (Sr.), Maryland Chris Perry (Sr.), Michigan Bobby Purify (Sr.), Colorado Phil Reed (Sr.), Western Michigan Fred Russell (Sr.), Iowa Michael Turner (Sr.), Northern Illinois Carnell Williams (Jr.), Auburn DeAngelo Williams (So.), Memphis Shaud Williams (Sr.), Alabama Quincy Wilson (Sr.), West Virginia |
The field will be pared down to eight semifinalists by a vote of the SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors on November 19. Announcement of the three finalists will be made on Monday, December 1. The recipient of the 2003 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on ESPN along with other National College Football Awards Association member awards on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 11. The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet will be held at The Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, February 12, 2004.
The recipients of the 2003 PricewaterhouseCoopers Doak Walker Legends Award, Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis of Army, will also be honored at the event.