Indiana's Stevie Scott on Doak Walker Award Watch List

Stevie Scott got some national attention on Wednesday when he was put on the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which goes to the country's top running back every year.

Tom Brew | Jul 15, 2020

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — For the second straight year, Indiana running back Stevie Scott is on the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which is given out annually to the best running back in college football.

Scott, a junior from Syracuse, N.Y., is just 18 yards shy of reaching 2,000 rushing yards in his Indiana career, something only 13 Hoosiers have done. After just two seasons, he shares eighth in program history with 20 rushing touchdowns, is tied for 10th with nine 100-yard games and shares 11th with 22 total touchdowns.

A second-team All-Big Ten selection a year ago, Scott finished fourth in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (76.8), fifth in carries (178), tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns (10), tied for sixth in total TDs (11) and 10th in all-purpose yardage per game (96.0) despite missing the final two games due to injury.

Scott is the second Hoosier to be named to a watch list this week. Sophomore cornerback Tiawan Mullen is a nominee for the Chuck Badnarik award, which goes to the best defensive player in the country.

Ten semifinalists will be selected in October and then there finalists will be announced in November. The award will be announced live in December at The Home Depot College Football Awards show.

The award is named for SMU's three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. The Doak Walker Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org and @NCFAA on Twitter to learn more about the association.

Here is the entire 2020 preseason watch list calendar:

Monday July 13: Chuck Bednarik Award
Tuesday July 14: Davey O'Brien Award
Wednesday July 15: Doak Walker Award
Thursday July 16: Biletnikoff Award
Friday July 17: Mackey Award
Monday July 20: Jim Thorpe Award
Tuesday July 21: Outland Trophy & Nagurski Award
Wednesday July 22: Groza Award & Ray Guy Award
Thursday July 23: Hornung Award & Wuerffel Trophy
Friday July 24: Maxwell Award

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Published Jul 15, 2020

TOM BREW

Tom Brew is an award-winning journalist who has worked at some of America's finest newspapers as a reporter and editor, including the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times, the Indianapolis Star and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered college sports in the digital platform for the past six years, including the last five years as publisher of HoosiersNow on the FanNation/Sports Illustrated network.