Five Eagles have their names on college football’s preseason award watch lists.
David Bailey assumes the Doak Walker award mantle from AJ Dillon, a semifinalist for the award last season. Bailey’s over 800 yards and eight touchdowns with Dillon leading the way was more than enough to put everyone on notice for this season’s award.
For the offensive line, unsurprisingly, two Eagles have made the Outland Award trophy’s watch list. The award goes to the nation’s top interior lineman on either side of the ball. Zion Johnson and Ben Petrula were named alongside 83 others, seven others from the ACC.