Aug. 28, 2008
DALLAS, TEXAS - North Carolina sophomore tailback Greg Little has been named one of the candidates for the 2008 Doak Walker Award announced Thursday by The Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum. The award is presented annually
to the nation's top college running back.
A native of Durham, N.C., Little played in all 12 games last season, including the last two as the team's starting tailback. He ran for 300 yards and two scores on 59 carries and had 13 catches for 99 yards and a receiving TD. Little averaged 5.1 yards per game, a team-best for tailbacks after moving from wide receiver late in the season. In the season finale vs. Duke, Little carried 26 times for a career-best 154 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime against Duke.
The complete list of candidates, who were nominated by their universities,
follows:
Tarrion Adams (Sr.), Tulsa
Reggie Arnold (Jr.), Arkansas State
Kahill Bell (Sr.), UCLA
Andre Brown (Sr.), North Carolina State
Donald Brown (Jr.), Connecticut
Donald Buckram (So.), UTEP
James Davis (Sr.), Clemson
Mike Davis (Sr.), South Carolina
Andre Dixon (Jr.), Connecticut
Anthony Dixon (Jr.), Mississippi State
Jonathan Dwyer (So.), Georgia Tech
Jamelle Eugene (Jr.), North Carolina State
Tyrell Fenroy (Sr.), Louisiana Lafayette
Rodney Ferguson (Sr.), New Mexico
Damion Flecther (Jr.), Southern Mississippi
Arian Foster (Sr.), Tennessee
Mike Goodson (Jr.), Texas A&M
Keegan Herring (Sr.), Arizona State
P.J. Hill (Jr.), Wisconsin
Deonte Jackson (So.), Idaho
Terrell Jackson (Sr.), UTEP
Eugene Jarvis (Jr.), Kent State
Ian Johnson (Sr.), Boise State
Eric Kettani (Sr.), Naval Academy
Jorvorskie Lane (Sr.), Texas A&M
Luke Lippincott (Sr.), Nevada
Greg Little (So.), North Carolina
Marlon Lucky (Sr.), Nebraska
Darrell Mack (Sr.), Utah
DeMyron Martin (Sr.), SMU
LeSean McCoy (So.), Pittsburgh
Knowshon Moreno (So.), Georgia
DeMarco Murray (So.), Oklahoma
Javon Ringer (Sr.), Michigan State
Kory Sheets (Sr.), Purdue
Michael Smith (Jr.), Arkansas
C.J. Spiller (Jr.), Clemson
James Starks (Jr.), Buffalo
Frank Summers (Sr.), UNLV
Tyrell Sutton (Sr.), Northwestern
Joseph Turner (Jr.), TCU
Harvey Unga (So.), BYU
Chris Wells (Jr.), Ohio State
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The Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will select the
semifinalists on November 10, and the Doak Walker Award National Selection
Committee will cast votes to determine the finalists, who will be announced on
November 24. The committee will cast a second vote beginning on December 1 to
determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of former NFL
All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special
representatives.
The recipient of the 2008 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on
ESPN on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards on Thursday,
December 11. The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet will be held at The
Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, February 6, 2009.
The award, in its 19th year, 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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Honoring the legends of sports for 20 years, the Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic
Forum celebrates outstanding success in athletics. Based in Dallas, the series
features major figures from a variety of sports. The Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic
Forum includes four luncheons and the prestigious Doak Walker Award
Presentation Banquet.
