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