For the second straight year, Western Kentucky running back D’Andre Ferby has been named to the preseason Doak Walker Award Watch List, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Thursday morning.
Ferby was recognized prior to the 2016 season after bursting onto the scene with 650 yards and 11 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman, earning Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors in the process. Unfortunately, the Smyrna, Tenn., native was injured on his first carry of the season vs. Rice and missed the remainder of the year.
Over the past 10 months, Ferby has rehabbed and worked his way back to light practices during the spring.