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Maxwell Award Semifinalists revealed, 4 from B1G
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We all know about the Heisman Trophy. That gets all the love.
However, there are other major awards given out each season in college football. One is the Maxwell Award. It acts similarly to the Heisman Trophy, but it is different, and it is given to the best all-around player in college football.
You would have to go back seven years to find the last defensive player to win the award (Notre Dame LB Manti Te’o), where as for the Heisman, you have to go back to 1997 when Michigan DB Charles Woodson won the award.
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On Tuesday, the 20 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award were revealed. Below are the four that come from the B1G:
- Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
- Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
- KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State
- Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
You can see the 20 semifinalists for both the Maxwell Award and the Bednarik Award below:
#Sooners stars Jalen Hurts & CeeDee Lamb are joined by #OKState star Chuba Hubbard as Maxwell award semifinalists. #Sooners defenders Kenneth Murray & Neville Gallimore are semifinalists for the Bednarik award. pic.twitter.com/1waCluxBfX
— Nate Feken (@TheGreat_Nate) October 29, 2019
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.