REAL WATCH LIST NEWS
Northwestern sophomore running back Justin Jackson has been named to the 2015 Doak Walker Award Watch List. The PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced the full list of 69 nominees Thursday.
The award, the most prestigious one of its kind, is presented annually to college football's top running back.
Jackson, who was also named to the Maxwell Award Watch List last week, was one of seven Big Ten running backs named to the list. The others were Illinois' Josh Ferguson, Indiana's Jordan Howard, Iowa's Jordan Canzeri, Penn State's Akeel Lynch, Rutgers' Paul James and Wisconsin's Corey Clement.