BOONE, N.C. — App State sophomore running back Camerun Peoples, who missed most of last season while recovering from a knee injury suffered in the 2019 opener, has been named to the latest watch list for the 2020 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Peoples, a native of Lineville, Ala., has scored six rushing touchdowns in eight games and leads the Mountaineers with 639 rushing yards, including a combined 273 as he's made the first two starts of his career in the last two games. He rushed for a career-high 178 yards at Coastal Carolina, had a 63-yard touchdown on App State's third offensive play in a 47-10 win against Troy and is tied for the Sun Belt lead with two runs this season of at least 50 yards (both in the last two games).