Oklahoma State University Athletics
Hill Named Doak Walker Award Preseason Candidate
July 18, 2018 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State football standout Justice Hill is one of 62 preseason candidates for the 2018 Doak Walker Award, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Wednesday.
The award is given annually to the nation's top college running back, and Hill is one of four 2017 semifinalists for the award to appear on the preseason list for 2018. Hill was also one of just 33 running backs on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, announced earlier this week, and was named to the 2018 Preseason All-Big 12 Team.
A junior out of Tulsa, Hill enters the season ranked seventh among active players and first among juniors who play in Power Five conferences with 2,609 career rushing yards. His 14 career 100-yard rushing games ties for third among all active FBS players returning in 2018 and is second among running backs from the Power Five conferences. Hill was one of 11 national semifinalists for the 2017 Doak Walker Award and led the Big 12 by a wide margin last season with 1,467 rushing yards.
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name 10 semifinalists in November, and three finalists will be announced on Nov. 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning Nov, 26 to determine the recipient, who will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 6 on ESPN.
The Cowboys open the 2018 season Thursday, Aug. 30, when they host Missouri State at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater with kickoff set for 7 p.m. on FS1.
