The Doak Walker Award released their 2019 watch list on Wednesday, with USC football’s Vavae Malepeai among the candidates to be named the nation’s top running back.
Malepeai’s inclusion is a bit of a surprise, especially because his presence is not joined by that of teammate Stephen Carr, who was on watch lists for the Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards last year.
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The mention of Carr isn’t meant to diminish Malepeai’s inclusion though. He’s worthy of the attention going into his redshirt junior campaign.