This past week saw Oregon State’s Jacquizz Rodgers named to a pair of national watch lists for prestigious awards.
(Photo via OSUBeavers.com)
‘Quizz, the reigning PAC-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,253 yards (second most rushing yards in the conference) and 12 touchdowns TD, is one of 30 on the 2009 Walter Camp College Football Player of the Year watch list.
Three other PAC-10 players are on the, including California junior RB Jahvid Best, Oregon senior RB LaGarrette Blount, and USC's senior DB Taylor Mays. Another upcoming Beaver opponent, Cincinnati's senior WR Mardy Gilyard, is also on the list. The winner is selected by a vote of the Bowl Subdivision head coaches.
Last year's winner, Texas QB Colt McCoy, is one of six players returning from last year's list.
2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year "Watch List"
Jahvid Best, RB, Junior, California
Arrelious Benn, WR, Junior, Illinois
Eric Berry, DB, Junior, Tennessee%
Sam Bradford, QB, Junior, Oklahoma@
LaGarrette Blount, RB, Senior, Oregon
Dez Bryant, WR, Junior, Oklahoma State%
Daryll Clark, QB, Senior, Penn State
Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Junior, Georgia Tech
Mardy Gilyard, WR, Senior, Cincinnati
Jermaine Gresham, TE, Senior, Oklahoma@
Max Hall, QB, Senior, Brigham Young
Tim Hiller, QB, Senior, Western Michigan
Jerry Hughes, DE, Senior, TCU%
Kendell Hunter, RB, Junior, Oklahoma State
MiQuale Lewis, RB, Senior, Ball State
Taylor Mays, DB, Senior, USC%
Colt McCoy, QB, Senior, Texas%
Kellen Moore, QB, Sophomore, Boise State
Todd Reesing, QB, Senior, Kansas
Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Sophomore, Oregon State
Evan Royster, RB, Senior, Penn State
George Selvie, DE, Senior, South Florida#@
Jordan Shipley, WR, Senior, Texas
Rusty Smith, QB, Senior, Florida Atlantic
Jevan Snead, QB, Junior, Mississippi
Brandon Spikes, LB, Senior, Florida%
C.J. Spiller, RB, Senior, Clemson
Golden Tate, WR, Junior, Notre Dame
Tim Tebow, QB, Senior, Florida#
Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Senior, Missouri@
@ - 2008 Walter Camp Second Team All-American
% - 2008 Walter Camp First Team All-American
‘Quizz is also one of 45 on the 2009 Doak Walker watch list, which names the top collegiate running back of the year.
Best and Blount, as well as Stanford senior Toby Gerhart, and Arizona junior Nicolas Grigsby, are the other PAC-10 players on the Walker watch list.
The semifinalists will be announced on Nov. 11, and the finalists on Nov. 23. The winner will be announced on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10 from Orlando. The Doak Walker award is the only one of the major collegiate awards which requires that all candidates be in good academic standing, and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.
2009 Doak Walker Award Watch List
Player, school
Year
Armando Allen, Notre Dame
JR
André Anderson, Tulane
SR
Reggie Arnold, Arkansas State
SR
Baron Batch, Texas Tech
JR
Jahvid Best, California
JR
LeGarrette Blount, Oregon
SR
Chris Brown, Oklahoma
SR
Donald Buckram, UTEP
JR
John Clay, Wisconsin
SO
DaJuane Collins, Toledo
SR
Jeff Demps, Florida
SO
Noel Devine, West Virginia
JR
Andre Dixon, Connecticut
SR
Shaun Draughn, North Carolina
JR
Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
JR
Jamelle Eugene, North Carolina State
SR
Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
SO
Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss
SR
Toby Gerhart, Stanford
SR
Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M
SO
Nicolas Grigsby, Arizona
JR
DuJuan Harris, Troy
JR
Roy Helu, Jr., Nebraska
JR
Dan Herron, Ohio State
SO
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
JR
Mark Ingram, Alabama
SO
Eugene Jarvis, Kent State
SR
MiQuale Lewis, Ball State
SR
Darius Marshall, Marshall
JR
Brandon Minor, Michigan
SR
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
JR
Daniel Porter, Louisiana Tech
SR
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
SO
Charles Scott, LSU
SR
Da'Rel Scott, Maryland
JR
Jake Sharp, Kansas
SR
Michael Smith, Arkansas
SR
C.J. Spiller, Clemson
SR
James Starks, Buffalo
SR
Curtis Steele, Memphis
SR
Phillip Tanner, Middle Tennessee St.
SR
Vai Taua, Nevada
JR
Jordan Todman, Connecticut
SO
Joseph Turner, TCU
SR
Brandon West, Western Michigan
SR