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USC football’s Vavae Malepeai on Doak Walker watch list, Stephen Carr snubbed?

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.