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Alfred Morris Selected as Candidate for 2010 Doak Walker Award

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Florida Atlantic's Alfred Morris has been listed as a candidate for the 2010 Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation's premier running back for accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom, and citizenship in the community.

During the 2009 football season, Morris rushed for 116.0 yards per game while leading the Sun Belt and achieving a 14th ranking nationally.

He was also amongst FAU's list of 200 student-athletes who earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the spring 2010 semester.

The recipient of the 2010 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on ESPN on Thursday, December 9th.


Full list of candidates:

Anthony Allen (Sr.), Georgia Tech
Armando Allen (Sr.), Notre Dame
Victor Anderson (Jr.), Louisville
Jeremy Avery (Sr.), Boise State
Baron Batch (Sr.), Texas Tech
Donald Buckram (Sr.), UTEP
John Clay (Jr.), Wisconsin
Lennon Creer (Jr.), Louisiana Tech
Jeff Demps (Jr.), Florida
Noel Devine (Sr.), West Virginia
Lance Dunbar (Jr.), UNT
Darren Evans (Jr.), Virginia Tech
Mario Fannin (Sr.), Auburn
Jay Finley (Sr.), Baylor
Frank Goodin (Sr.), Louisiana Monroe
Cyrus Gray (Jr.), Texas A&M
Montel Harris (Jr.), Boston College
Dan Herron (Jr.), Ohio State
Kendall Hunter (Sr.), Oklahoma State
Mark Ingram (Jr.), Alabama
Eugene Jarvis (Sr.), Kent State
Dennis Johnson (Jr.), Arkansas
Mikel Leshoure (Jr.), Illinois
Dion Lewis (So.), Pittsburgh
MiQuale Lewis (Sr.), Ball State
Derrick Locke (Sr.), Kentucky
Christine Michael (So.), Texas A&M
Alfred Morris (Jr.), Florida Atlantic
Richard Murphy (Sr.), LSU
Vince Murray (Sr.), Navy
DeMarco Murray (Sr.), Oklahoma
Bernard Pierce (So.), Temple
Bilal Powell (Sr.), Louisville
Alexander Robinson (Sr.), Iowa State
Jacquizz Rodgers (Jr.), Oregon State
Evan Royster (Sr.), Penn State
Brandon Saine (Sr.), Ohio State
Da’Rel Scott (Sr.), Maryland
Chad Spann (Sr.), Northern Illinois
Rodney Stewart (Jr.), Colorado
Phillip Tanner (Sr.), Middle Tennessee
Vai Taua (Sr.), Nevada
Daniel Thomas (Sr.), Kansas State
Jordan Todman (Jr.), Connecticut
Matthew Tucker (So.), TCU
Derrick Washington (Sr.), Missouri
Ed Wesley (So.), TCU
Eddie Wide (Sr.), Utah
Ryan Williams (So.), Virginia Tech

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Re: Alfred Morris Selected as Candidate for 2010 Doak Walker Award

CONGRATS to Morris for representing FAU on and off the field!  Keep it up and work hard to grow over last year!

GO OWLS!
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Re: Alfred Morris Selected as Candidate for 2010 Doak Walker Award

Way to go old school!
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Re: Alfred Morris Selected as Candidate for 2010 Doak Walker Award

Alfred Morris Selected as Candidate for 2010 Doak Walker Award

Tremendous compliment to this young man. Alfred, we wish you great success this season.

Beware the talons of the Mighty Owls!
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Re: Alfred Morris Selected as Candidate for 2010 Doak Walker Award

that's great but it also looks like half of the rb's in 1a are on that list.
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Re: Alfred Morris Selected as Candidate for 2010 Doak Walker Award

Exit39 said

that's great but it also looks like half of the rb's in 1a are on that list.

Lol…

Here's the yardage breakdown for the SBC backs for last season:

Frank Goodin, ULM: 1,126

Lance Dunbar, UNT: 1,378

Alfred Morris, FAU: 1,392
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