DALLAS (July 21, 2021) – FIU's D'vonte Price was named to 2021 Doak Walker Award watch list, the PwC MSU Athletic Forum announced on Wednesday. The forum annually presents the award to the nation's top college running back.

In his first full season as the primary tailback, Price rushed for 581 yards on 85 carries with four touchdowns along the way to being named to 2020 Conference USA honorable mention team. Price's 6.84 yards per carry topped the league and ranked 11th-best in the country in 2020.
 
Price rushed for over 100 yards in four of FIU's five games during the 2020 season including a career-high 178 yard performance against Florida Atlantic. The 178 yards was the eighth-best rushing outing by any Panther in FIU program history.
 
The Punta Gorda, Florida, native, set the FIU record for most rush yards per game in a season by averaging 116.2 yards per game in 2020.
 
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced in November. The committee will cast a second vote in December to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives.
 
The recipient of the 2021 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards.
 
The award 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.
 
The Panthers begin the 2021 season when the FIU welcomes LIU to FIU Stadium on Sept. 2. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
 
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