Saquon Barkley Named Among Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Saquon Barkley just keeps racking up the honors.
After being named CBS Sports College Football National Player of the Week on Sunday and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season on Monday, Barkley was announced as one of the Maxwell Award semifinalists for the 2016 season.
The 2016 @TheMaxwellAward Semifinalists have been announced…and Nittany Lion @saquonb21 has earned his spot. #WeAre pic.twitter.com/aSr7597bMi
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) October 31, 2016
The Maxwell Club hands out the Maxwell Award annually to the best player in college football. This is the 80th edition of the award.
Barkley is one of just 18 semifinalists from the FBS for the 2016 season. The running back joins Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers and Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett as Big Ten players named to the semifinalist list. He is also just one of four sophomores named among the semifinalists.
Barkley has had an incredible season up to this point. In Joe Moorhead’s new offense, Barkley leads the Big Ten with 888 yards rushing and 11 total touchdowns through eight games.
Barkley is the first Penn State player to be named to the Maxwell Award semifinalist list since quarterback Darryl Clark was named in 2008.
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