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Ohio State Wide Receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Added To Maxwell Award Watch List

Harrison is looking to become the fifth player in school history to win the award, which is given to college football's best player.

Andrew Lind

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Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was one of 13 players added on Wednesday afternoon to the midseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, which is presented annually to the best player in college football.

Harrison, a sophomore from Philadelphia, has 31 receptions for 536 yards and a nation-leading nine touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ first six games. He now joins redshirt sophomore quarterback C.J. Stroud, sophomore running back TreVeyon Henderson and junior wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the watch list.

Harrison is looking to become the fifth Buckeye to win the award, which is named after former Swarthmore College guard Robert “Tiny” Maxwell, running back Howard “Hopalong” Cassady in 1955, fullback Bob Ferguson in 1961, running back Archie Griffin in 1975 and running back Eddie George in 1995.

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Semifinalists for this year’s award will be announced on Nov. 1, while three finalists will be announced on Nov. 22. The winner will be revealed as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards show on Dec. 8.

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Andrew Lind is an Ohio State beat writer and photographer at BuckeyesNow, founder of The Ohio State Uniform Database and the NCAA and NFL writer at SportsLogos.net.

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