Oklahoma State University Athletics
Two Cowboys Make Maxwell Award Cut
November 08, 2010 | Cowboy Football
Nov. 8, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter and receiver Justin Blackmon have been named as two of the 16 semifinalists for the 2010 Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday afternoon.
The award is presented annually to the Collegiate Player of the Year in memory of former player Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell. Voters include head football coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club, and sportswriters and broadcasters from across the country.
The list of 16 semifinalists will be trimmed to three finalists on Nov. 22.
Hunter and Blackmon form the nation's only 1,000-yard rusher/1,000-yard receiver duo in the country to date. Hunter is the nation's third leading rusher with 1,240 yards and an average of 137.8 yards per game. Blackmon leads the country in receiving with 1,285 yards and an average of 160.6 yards per game.
Behind Blackmon and Hunter, the Cowboys are third nationally in total offense and scoring and will enter this week's game at Texas with an 8-1 overall record, including a 4-1 mark in the Big 12. The Cowboys are currently ranked No. 11 by USA Today, No. 12 by the Associated Press and check in at No. 10 in this week's BCS standings.
The Cowboys and Longhorns have a 7 p.m. kickoff Saturday in Austin. ABC will televise the game.
