Marshall running back wins national award winner after thundering through Notre Dame defense

It turns out not all publicity is good publicity

Other candidates for the honor in Week 2 included:

  • Brad Roberts, Air Force: One of three Air Force captains for the day, the senior ran for 174 yards on 24 carries and scored three touchdowns as the Falconswiped out visiting Colorado, 41-10, to secure their first win over a Power-5 team since 2002. Roberts scored on Air Force’s opening play on a 14-yard run. He now has 11 career 100-yard games in 19 games played and has topped 100 yards in both games in 2022.
  • Raheim Sanders, Arkansas: The sophomore bulled his way to 156 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns as the Hogs opened SEC play with a 44-30 home win over South Carolina. A Doak Walker Award preseason watch list member, he has rushed for at least 100 yards in back-to-back games (117 vs. Cincinnati last week), becoming the first Arkansas back to do so since 2019 (Rakeem Boyd).

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 andthe 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.

2022 Doak Walker National Running Backs of the Week

  • Week 1 (Sept. 3): Chase Brown, Illinois; Week 2 (Sept. 10): Khalan Laborn, Marshall.

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