SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Devontae Booker and Jared Norris were named to college football award watch lists Tuesday morning.
Booker was named to the Maxwell Award watch list, and Norris was named to the Bednarik Award watch list. The Maxwell Award is given to college football's player of the year, and the Bednarik Award is given to college football's defensive player of the year.
Booker rushed for an average of 116.3 yards per game, and a total of 1,512 yards last season. He is projected to be one of the best running backs in the Pac-12 coming into the 2015 season.