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WSU’s Gardner Minshew one of five finalists for Walter Camp award

Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year Award.

PULLMAN — Gardner Minshew’s historic season for Washington State continues to receive national recognition.

On Wednesday morning, the fifth-year graduate transfer quarterback was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year Award — widely considered the second-most prestigious award in college football, behind the Heisman Trophy.

Three other quarterbacks were named finalists — Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray and West Virginia’s Will Grier — along with linebacker Josh Allen of Kentucky.