UO release – DALLAS — Oregon running backs Bucky Irving and Noah Whittington have been named to the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced on Wednesday. Irving and Whittington are among 75 players on the preseason watch list for the award presented annually to the top running back in college football. Oregon is one of 11 schools with multiple running backs on the watch list, along with Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, TCU, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced in November. The committee will cast a second vote in December to determine the recipient. The winner of the 2023 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards.
