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Jackson Arnold named to Maxwell Award watch list

Heading into his first year as a starter, Jackson Arnold was named to the Maxwell Award watch list.

Heading into 2024, all eyes are on the Oklahoma Sooners and first-year starting quarterback, [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag]. Arnold, the former five-star prospect will be leading the Sooners into the deep waters of the SEC.

One of the best quarterbacks in the 2023 recruiting class and the first commit of the cycle under Brent Venables, Arnold has all the tools to be a success for the Sooners. Quarterbacking OU brings a ton of attention, and Arnold is already on national award radars. On Monday, he was named to the Maxwell Award watch list.

The Maxwell Award is given annually to the nation’s best all around player.

Three Sooners have won the award since its inception in 1937. [autotag]Tommy McDonald[/autotag] (1956), [autotag]Jason White[/autotag] (2004), and [autotag]Baker Mayfield[/autotag] (2017) won the Maxwell Award.

McDonald led the Sooners to an undefeated season and the top offense in the nation, scoring 45.1 points per game. He ran for 852 yards and 12 touchdowns, caught 12 passes for 282 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Mayfield and the Sooners finished third in the nation in his Heisman winning season in 2017. White and the Sooners scored 34 points per game in 2004 en route to a 12-1 season, coming up short in the BCS Championship game against USC.

Arnold has some big shoes to fill, taking over for [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag], but the former Elite 11 MVP and Gatorade National Player of the Year has the talent and the intangibles to lead another high-octane Oklahoma Sooners offense.

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Which trio of Eagles’ greats would you pick to build an all-time wide receiver core?

Philadelphia has had some elite pass catchers over the years and the Eagles twitter page is asking fans to pick a core group of three franchise greats to make the ultimate trio

Since its inception in 1933, Philadelphia has had some top pass catchers in the sport’s history.

Two of the 11 Hall of Famers linked to the franchise were wide receivers.

It could be challenging to determine who was the best.

Still, the Eagles official Twitter page asked the question on Saturday, looking to make an all-time trio made of some of the top players in franchise history.

We looked at 13 all-time greats, including two that have joined the franchise within the past two years.

Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel named to Davey O’Brien, Maxwell Award watch lists

In anticipation of what many expect to be a productive season for the Oklahoma quarterback, Dillon Gabriel was named to Davey O’Brien and Maxwell award watch lists.

Oklahoma is looking to get back on top of the Big 12 and back to the College Football Playoff and the man charged with leading the offense is Dillon Gabriel.

Gabriel, who transferred to OU after a productive career at UCF has been named to a couple of preseason watch lists for the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards.

Originally given to the best player in the southwest, in 1981, the award began to focus on the quarterback position. No school has won the award more than the Oklahoma Sooners, and Jason White is one of four players to win the award multiple times. Other winners of the award include Billy Sims (Davey O’Brien Memorial Trophy), Sam Bradford, Baker Mayfield, and Kyler Murray.

The last two awards went to the SEC with Alabama quarterbacks Mac Jones and Bryce Young taking home the award for the nation’s best quarterback.

The Maxwell Award, given to the best all-around player in college football, has been around since 1937, and three Oklahoma Sooners have won the award; Tommy McDonald, Jason White, and Baker Mayfield.

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