Gaskin Included On Doak Walker Award Watch List
July 20, 2017 | Football
Washington tailback Myles Gaskin has been named to the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation's top college running back.
Gaskin had previously been named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award.
A junior from Lynnwood, Gaskin has surpassed 1,300 yards rushing in each of his first two seasons. The O'Dea High School was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2016 after having earned freshman All-America in 2015.
Husky Greg Lewis won the inaugural Doak Walker Award in 1990.
Watch lists for 16 college football awards are being announced during this two-week stretch in July. Here's the full schedule (click on links for more):
Monday July 10: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award
Tuesday July 11: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy
Wednesday July 12: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award
Thursday July 13: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy
Friday July 14: Jim Thorpe Award
Monday July 17: Butkus Award / Paul Hornung Award
Tuesday July 18: Biletnikoff Award / Wuerffel Trophy
Wednesday July 19: Davey O'Brien Award
Thursday July 20: Doak Walker Award
Friday July 21: Walter Camp Award
Gaskin had previously been named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award.
A junior from Lynnwood, Gaskin has surpassed 1,300 yards rushing in each of his first two seasons. The O'Dea High School was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2016 after having earned freshman All-America in 2015.
Husky Greg Lewis won the inaugural Doak Walker Award in 1990.
Watch lists for 16 college football awards are being announced during this two-week stretch in July. Here's the full schedule (click on links for more):
Monday July 10: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award
Tuesday July 11: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy
Wednesday July 12: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award
Thursday July 13: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy
Friday July 14: Jim Thorpe Award
Monday July 17: Butkus Award / Paul Hornung Award
Tuesday July 18: Biletnikoff Award / Wuerffel Trophy
Wednesday July 19: Davey O'Brien Award
Thursday July 20: Doak Walker Award
Friday July 21: Walter Camp Award
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