Illinois’s Rashard Mendenhall (Jr.), Illinois is a 2007 candidate for the Doak Walker award.
The Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will select the
semifinalists on November 12, and the Doak Walker Award National Selection
Committee will cast votes to determine the finalists to be announced on
November 19. The committee will cast a second vote beginning on November 26
to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of
former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and
selected special representatives.
The recipient of the 2007 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on ESPN
along with other NCFAA member awards on The Home Depot College Football
Awards on Thursday, December 6. The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet
will be held at The Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Friday,
February 15, 2008.
The award, in its 18th year, is named for SMU's three-time All-America
running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that
requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to
graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.
Information provided by the U of I SID office.