In the middle of a profession year with the Hawkeyes, junior running back Kaleb Johnson hasactually been called as a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award. The award is provided to college football’s Player of the Year as voted by the Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head football coaches, sports details directors, and chosen nationwide media.
Johnson, who is Iowa’s initially Maxwell Award semifinalist consideringthat quarterback Ricky Stanzi in 2010, is having a record-breaking year for the Hawkeyes with a school-record 126 points scored on 21 overall goals.
In terms of his running videogame, Johnson’s 20 hurrying goals ties Shonn Greene’s single-season record set in2008 Johnson’s 1,328 hurrying backyards in 10 videogames this season presently ranks 2nd nationally and is currently the seventh-most in program history.
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Semifinalist ballot for the Maxwell Award started Tuesday and will close on Nov.23 Three finalists for the award will be revealed on Nov. 26, and a finalist round of ballot will take location at that time.
In addition to being called as a Maxwell Award semifinalist, Johnson was likewise included to the Doak Walker Award Watch Li