Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love on Friday was announced as the winner of the Doak Walker Award as the best running back in college football, but, other than not enduring an SEC schedule, Love also had the monster advantage of avoiding the Oklahoma Sooners.
The Sooners at some point during the regular season faced both of the other finalists for the award in Missouri's Ahmad Hardy and Ole Miss' Kewan Lacy, and both were held well below their rushing average against one of the best run defenses in the country.
Sooners shut down Doak Walker Award finalists Kewan Lacy and Ahmad Hardy
Hardy arrived to Norman leading the FBS with 1,346 rushing yards in 10 games, averaging 134.