The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Brown Earns Nod on Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List
7/18/2018 9:07:00 AM | Football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The preseason accolades continue to roll in for running back Spencer Brown as the sophomore was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, annually presented to the nation's top running back.
This is now the fourth preseason award Brown has garnered, along with the Maxwell Award Watch List, Preseason All-Conference USA Team and Bruce Feldman's Freaks List.
The 2017 FWAA Freshman All-America selection is one of four C-USA running backs on the Doak Walker Award Watch List, as Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic), Jeremy Cox (Old Dominion) and Tavares Thomas (Middle Tennessee) join Brown as watch list members.
In all, 62 student-athletes were named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, including 2017 recipient Bryce Love of Stanford.
Brown re-wrote the UAB record book in his rookie season en route to becoming the Blazers' first-ever FWAA Freshman All-America honoree. The Birmingham native ran for 1,329 yards and 10 touchdowns and was also recognized as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
Brown had six 100-yard rushing performances, five of which came against league opponents. His 102.2 rushing yards per game were the third most in the nation amongst freshmen only behind Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and AJ Dillon (Boston College).
It took Brown just eight games to break Jordan Howard's freshman rushing record, and he did so with a career night at Southern Miss when he ran for 209 yards to lead the Blazers to a 30-12 victory over the Golden Eagles. In the process, he became just the seventh player in program history to rush for over 200 yards in a game.
The UAB offense returns 10 starters in 2018, which is tied for the most in the nation with Florida and Michigan State. Brown will run behind a veteran offense line that returns four starters and a fifth in Rishard Cook who made four starts a year ago.
The Blazers are just over 40 days away from opening up the 2018 campaign on Thursday night, Aug. 30 at Legion Field against Savannah State.
BROWN'S PRESEASON ACCOLADES:
Maxwell Award Watch List (Collegiate Player of the Year)
Doak Walker Watch List (Nation's top running back)
Preseason All-Conference USA Team
No. 40 on Bruce Feldman's Freaks List
This is now the fourth preseason award Brown has garnered, along with the Maxwell Award Watch List, Preseason All-Conference USA Team and Bruce Feldman's Freaks List.
The 2017 FWAA Freshman All-America selection is one of four C-USA running backs on the Doak Walker Award Watch List, as Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic), Jeremy Cox (Old Dominion) and Tavares Thomas (Middle Tennessee) join Brown as watch list members.
In all, 62 student-athletes were named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, including 2017 recipient Bryce Love of Stanford.
Brown re-wrote the UAB record book in his rookie season en route to becoming the Blazers' first-ever FWAA Freshman All-America honoree. The Birmingham native ran for 1,329 yards and 10 touchdowns and was also recognized as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
Brown had six 100-yard rushing performances, five of which came against league opponents. His 102.2 rushing yards per game were the third most in the nation amongst freshmen only behind Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and AJ Dillon (Boston College).
It took Brown just eight games to break Jordan Howard's freshman rushing record, and he did so with a career night at Southern Miss when he ran for 209 yards to lead the Blazers to a 30-12 victory over the Golden Eagles. In the process, he became just the seventh player in program history to rush for over 200 yards in a game.
The UAB offense returns 10 starters in 2018, which is tied for the most in the nation with Florida and Michigan State. Brown will run behind a veteran offense line that returns four starters and a fifth in Rishard Cook who made four starts a year ago.
The Blazers are just over 40 days away from opening up the 2018 campaign on Thursday night, Aug. 30 at Legion Field against Savannah State.
BROWN'S PRESEASON ACCOLADES:
Maxwell Award Watch List (Collegiate Player of the Year)
Doak Walker Watch List (Nation's top running back)
Preseason All-Conference USA Team
No. 40 on Bruce Feldman's Freaks List
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