TROY, Ala. – Troy senior running back B.J. Smith has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List for the second straight season, the PwC SMU Athletic Foundation announced Wednesday. The Doak Walker Award is presented annually to the nation's top running back.
The award, which will name its 31st recipient in 2020, is named for SMU's three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.