Another semifinalist position for Kaleb Johnson, this time for the best running back in the nation.
From UI:
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa junior running back Kaleb Johnson has been named as a semifinalist for the 2024 Doak Walker Award, it was announced Tuesday by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.
In its 33rd year, the award is named after SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker.
Johnson, who is also a Walter Camp and Maxwell semifinalist, is having a record-breaking year for the Hawkeyes. He has tallied a school-record 126 points this season, via a school-record 21 total touchdowns. Johnson (6-foot-0, 212-pounds) has rushed for 20 scores, which ties Shonn Greene’s single-season record set in 2008. Johnson has rushed for 1,328 yards in 10 games in 2024, the third-most in the country and seventh most in program history.
The native of Hamilton, Ohio, has scored at least one touchdown in 10 straight games -- the longest stretch in school history. He has seven games this season with two or more rushing touchdowns, believed to be the most in a single season in program history.
Greene won the 2008 Doak Walker Award, while former Hawkeye Albert Young was a semifinalist in 2005.
Voting begins tomorrow (Nov. 19) to determine the finalists, which will be announced on Nov. 26. The award recipient will be announced on Dec. 12.
From UI:
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa junior running back Kaleb Johnson has been named as a semifinalist for the 2024 Doak Walker Award, it was announced Tuesday by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.
In its 33rd year, the award is named after SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker.
Johnson, who is also a Walter Camp and Maxwell semifinalist, is having a record-breaking year for the Hawkeyes. He has tallied a school-record 126 points this season, via a school-record 21 total touchdowns. Johnson (6-foot-0, 212-pounds) has rushed for 20 scores, which ties Shonn Greene’s single-season record set in 2008. Johnson has rushed for 1,328 yards in 10 games in 2024, the third-most in the country and seventh most in program history.
The native of Hamilton, Ohio, has scored at least one touchdown in 10 straight games -- the longest stretch in school history. He has seven games this season with two or more rushing touchdowns, believed to be the most in a single season in program history.
Greene won the 2008 Doak Walker Award, while former Hawkeye Albert Young was a semifinalist in 2005.
Voting begins tomorrow (Nov. 19) to determine the finalists, which will be announced on Nov. 26. The award recipient will be announced on Dec. 12.
