With training camps starting to get underway and the 2024 college football season just a few weeks away, we’re starting to get into full preparation mode. One of the annual rites of this time of summer is preseason award watchlists.
While the Heisman Trophy is obviously the most well known of the college football awards, there are plenty of others handed out every year. One of the next most prestigious is the Maxwell Award, which — like the Heisman — is awarded to the player voted the best in all of college football.
Going into this year, the Maxwell has given some love to a North Carolina Tar Heels as running back Omarion Hampton has been named to their watchlist ahead of the 2024 season.