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Ohio State Running Back J.K. Dobbins Named Semifinalist for Doak Walker Award

J.K. Dobbins has been chosen as one of the 10 best running backs in college football this year.

The junior running back from Ohio State was named Thursday as one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, which honors college football's best running back.

The other semifinalists for the award are Western Michigan's LeVante Bellamy, Boston College's A.J. Dillon, LSU's Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Clemson's Travis Etienne, Memphis' Kenneth Gainwell, Oklahoma State's Chuba Hubbard, SMU's Xavier Jones, Utah's Zack Moss and Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor.

Dobbins has rushed for 1,289 yards and 13 touchdowns on 189 carries while he has also added 14 catches for 140 yards and two additional touchdowns this season.