Another July day, and another preseason honor for a Gopher football player. Minnesota redshirt junior running back Rodney Smith was placed on the Doak Walker Award watch list Thursday morning. It is Smith’s second preseason watchlist honor of the year as earlier this month he was added to the Maxwell Award Watch list. The Doak Walker Award is given to the top running back in the country to honor s accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom and citizenship in the community. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.
Minnesota Football: Rodney Smith Placed on Doak Walker Award Watch List
