Bowling Green State University Athletics
Andrew Clair Named To Doak Walker Award Watch List
July 18, 2018 | Football
Dallas, Texas – Bowling Green State University sophomore running back Andrew Clair has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, presented annually to the nation's top college running back. Clair was one of six Mid-American Conference running backs on the list and the first Falcon named to the Watch List since Travis Greene in 2015.
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Clair was named Third Team All-MAC a year ago as a true freshman after breaking the school record by averaging 6.8 yards per carry. He finished with 725 yards on the ground and would have placed in the top 10 nationally in rushing average had he earned enough carries.
During the 2017 season, Clair scored six touchdowns (four rushing and two receiving) and also was one of the team's primary kick returners, averaging 20.6 yards per return. He finished with a team-high 1,184 all-purpose yards, ranking fifth in the country among true freshmen with 107.6 all-purpose yards per game. At one point, he had four consecutive 100-yard rushing games, beginning with 16 carries for 121 yards in a win at Miami. He then had a career-best 148 yards and two touchdowns against Ohio, 108 more against Northern Illinois and then 111 yards in a win at Kent State.
Clair picked up his production against conference opponents, posting 648 of his 725 rushing yards in the eight league games.
Stanford's Bryce Love was the 2017 Doak Walker Award recipient and returns in 2018 after establishing an FBS record 13 carries of at least 50 yards or more in a season. Finalist Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and semifinalists Justice Hill (Oklahoma State) and Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic) also return.
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists in November and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, on Nov. 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning Nov. 26 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-American running backs, media members and selected special representatives.
The winner of the 2018 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 6 on ESPN.
The award, which will name its 29th recipient in 2018, is named for SMU's three-time All-American 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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Clair was named Third Team All-MAC a year ago as a true freshman after breaking the school record by averaging 6.8 yards per carry. He finished with 725 yards on the ground and would have placed in the top 10 nationally in rushing average had he earned enough carries.
During the 2017 season, Clair scored six touchdowns (four rushing and two receiving) and also was one of the team's primary kick returners, averaging 20.6 yards per return. He finished with a team-high 1,184 all-purpose yards, ranking fifth in the country among true freshmen with 107.6 all-purpose yards per game. At one point, he had four consecutive 100-yard rushing games, beginning with 16 carries for 121 yards in a win at Miami. He then had a career-best 148 yards and two touchdowns against Ohio, 108 more against Northern Illinois and then 111 yards in a win at Kent State.
Clair picked up his production against conference opponents, posting 648 of his 725 rushing yards in the eight league games.
Stanford's Bryce Love was the 2017 Doak Walker Award recipient and returns in 2018 after establishing an FBS record 13 carries of at least 50 yards or more in a season. Finalist Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and semifinalists Justice Hill (Oklahoma State) and Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic) also return.
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists in November and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, on Nov. 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning Nov. 26 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-American running backs, media members and selected special representatives.
The winner of the 2018 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 6 on ESPN.
The award, which will name its 29th recipient in 2018, is named for SMU's three-time All-American 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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