ATLANTA, Ga. – D'Onta Foreman was honored on Thursday night as the 2016 winner of the Doak Walker Award, given annually to best running back in college football. The award was presented by Calvin Hill (Yale) at the College Football Awards Show inside the College Football Hall of Fame.
Foreman, who led the nation with 2,028 rushing yards despite playing in just 11 games, is the third Longhorn to win the prestigious award which began in 1990. Ricky Williams was a two-time winner, in both 1997 and 1998, while Cedric Benson won the award in 2004.