After a breakout year as a return man, Iowa football player Ihmir Smith-Marsette is entering 2019 with some buzz. I’ve seen him on preseason All-American lists and preseason All-Big Ten lists, and personally, I believe he has a shot to break a few records this season in the return game.
Now, the reigning Big Ten Return Man of the Year has landed on the 2019 Paul Hornung Award watch list, an award given out to the most talented and versatile player in college football. Unlike a few other lists where there were upwards of 80 guys making this list, this initial watch list was slightly more exclusive with just 44 players being named.