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Hilliman Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College junior running back Jon Hilliman was named by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum today as one of the preseason candidates for the 2017 Doak Walker Award. The Forum annually presents the award to the nation's top college running back.

The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name 10 semifinalists on November 15. Three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced November 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning November 26 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives.