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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young won the Maxwell Award, given annually to college football’s player of the year, on Thursday. A

Kenneth Walker III won’t be in New York on Saturday for the Heisman Trophy, but the Michigan State junior still brought home some hardware on Thursday, winning the Walter Camp Award as the nation's top college football player as well as the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the top running back in the nation. Walker was also named a Walter Camp All-American.

Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III didn’t make the cut as a Heisman Trophy finalist but still brought home major national awards. Walker on Thursday night won the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, along with the Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding running back.

With the regular season winding down, Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III is still chasing some prestigious hardware. So are the guys who block for him. Walker has been named a finalist for both the Maxwell Award, given to the college football player of the year, and Doak Walker Award, which goes to the top running back in the country. The Spartans’ offensive line has been chosen as one of 13 semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award, which recognizes the best O-line in the sport. And, of course, Walker technically is still in the Heisman Trophy race, though his candidacy took a major blow last weekend when he had seven touches for 29 total yards in MSU’s 49-point loss at Ohio State.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou running back Tyler Badie is one of three finalists for the Doak Walker award. The senior standout rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers overtime win over Florida on Saturday. This season, he already has four games with more than 200 yards on the ground.

(KMAland) -- Iowa State's Breece Hall and Missouri's Tyler Badie were named Doak Walker Award semifinalists on Tuesday. The award goes annually to the nation's best running back. Hall owns 1,230 rushing yards and 19 total touchdowns this year with six multi-TD rush games and was a semifinalist last year.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Michigan State’s Kenneth Walker III has been getting the headlines during the college football season. But there’s another running back in the state having a monster season. In fact, with 1516 yards, Central Michigan’s Lew Nichols is the leading rusher in the nation, 18 yards ahead of his much-celebrated, in-state counterpart.

Syracuse running back Sean Tucker was named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award on Wednesday. The Doak Walker Award is given annually to the nation’s best running back. He was the knot ACC running back to make the list of 10 semifinalists. The others backs to make the list were Tyler Allgeier (BYU), Tyler Badie (Missouri), Breece Hall (Iowa State), TreVeyon Henderson (Ohio State), Sincere McCormick (UTSA), Bijan Robinson (Texas), Abram Smith (Baylor), Deuce Vaughn (Kansas State) and Kenneth Walker (Michigan State).

(KMAland) -- Iowa State's Breece Hall, Kansas State's Deuce Vaughn and Missouri's Tyler Badie were named semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the nation's best running back. Hall has rushed for 1,172 yards and 16 touchdowns this season while Vaughn has churned...

DALLAS-Wednesday, BYU sophomore tailback Tyler Allgeier was named as semifinalist for the prestigious Doak Walker Award. Allgeier is among 10 semifinalists for the honor which is annually bestowed upon the top tailback in FBS football. The native of Fontana, Calif. is tied for the national lead in rushing touchdowns (17)...

AMES, Iowa – For the second year in a row, Iowa State All-American running back Breece Hall is among the 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation’s best running back. Hall was one of three finalists for the award in 2020, a season where he...