BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior wide receiver Whop Philyor, junior running back Stevie Scott III and redshirt sophomore quarterback Michael Penix Jr. earned spots on the watch list for the 84th Maxwell Award, presented to the most outstanding player in college football, the Maxwell Football Club announced today.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.
A member of the Biletnikoff Award Watch List for the second-consecutive year, Philyor enters 2020 with 126 receptions, 1,572 yards, nine touchdowns, six 100-yard games and five double-digit catch games.