Three Notre Dame Fighting Irish seniors were named Monday to two preseason award watch lists: Ian Book to the Maxwell and Khalid Kareem and Julian Okwara to the Bednarik.
Notre Dame players have won the Maxwell seven times: Leon Hart in 1949, Johnny Lattner in 1952 & 1953, Jim Lynch in 1966, Ross Browner in 1977, Brady Quinn in 2006 and Manti Te’o in 2012. While Irish quarterback Brandon Wimbush was named to the preseason watch list last year, Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took home the hardware.