PHILADELPHIA – Texas Football sophomore running back Bijan Robinson was named a semifinalist for the 2021 Maxwell Award, Maxwell Football Club Executive Director Mark Wolpert announced on Monday. Robinson is the first Longhorn to be named a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award since Sam Ehlinger in 2019. Presented annually to the Collegiate Player of the Year, Longhorn Legends Tommy Nobis (1965), Ricky Williams (1998), Vince Young (2005) and Colt McCoy (2009) each won the Maxwell Award during their careers.
A Tucson, Ariz. native, Robinson currently leads the Big 12 in total touchdowns (14) and scoring (10.