University of Houston Athletics
Farrow Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List
7/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
DALLAS â€" Houston Football continues to rack up national award watch list recognition as senior Kenneth Farrow was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, honoring the nation's top running back, announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Thursday.
Previously named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, which honors the nation's top offensive player, Farrow has now been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List for the second straight season.
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Farrow led the American in 2014 with seven 100-yard rushing games and was second in the league with 1,037 yards on the ground, just four yards away from the league lead. Farrow led the conference in scoring with 15 total touchdowns â€" a league-best 14 rushing TDs and one receiving TD. The two-time captain also added 18 receptions for 107 yards and a TD and was named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference Second Team, while also being named the Armed Forces Bowl MVP in Houston's historic come-from-behind victory over Pitt to end the 2014 season.
The Hurst, Texas, native enters 2015 riding a streak of four consecutive games with 100 yards of rushing. Farrow had previously been named to The American Athletic Conference Preseason First Team by Phil Steele and Athlon.
Farrow's two watch list recognitions joins teammates William Jackson III (Bednarik, Thorpe, Nagurski) and Adrian McDonald (Wuerffel, Nagurski, Thorpe), who have been named to three and Kyle Bullard (Groza) to one this preseason.
ABOUT THE AWARD
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists on November 18, and the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee will cast votes to determine the three finalists, who will be announced on November 24. The committee will cast a second vote beginning November 30 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives.
The recipient of the 2015 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 10, on ESPN. The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet will be held in Dallas in early 2016.
The award, which will name its 26th recipient in 2015, is named for SMU's three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.
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