Lamar Miller added to Maxwell Award Watch List
Oct. 11, 2011
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami redshirt sophomore running back Lamar Miller is among nine players that have been added to the 2011 Maxwell Award Watch List, as announced by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia on Tuesday. The award honors college football’s top player.
Miller has been spectacular in the Canes’ first five games of the season, eclipsing the 100-yard mark in each game – becoming the first player in program history to accomplish the feat in the first five games of a season.
The Miami native currently leads the Atlantic Coast Conference and is ranked third nationally with 135.4 yards rushing per game. His career-best effort came on Sept. 17 against Ohio State, when he racked up 185 yards on 26 carries.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced on October 31 and the three finalists will be announced November 21. The winners of the 2011 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show which will be held on December 8. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah’s Entertainment Atlantic City on March 2, 2012.
2011 Maxwell Award Watch List
| Player | School | Position | Year |
| Edwin Baker | Michigan State | RB | Jr. |
| Montee Ball | Wisconsin | RB | Jr. |
| Vick Ballard | Mississippi State | RB | Sr. |
| Matt Barkley | USC | QB | Jr. |
| Giovani Bernard | North Carolina | RB | Fr. |
| Justin Blackmon | Oklahoma State | WR | Jr. |
| Tajh Boyd | Clemson | QB | So. |
| Tyler Bray | Tennessee | QB | So. |
| Ryan Broyles | Oklahoma | WR | Sr. |
| Greg Childs | Arkansas | QB | Sr. |
| Marcus Coker | Iowa | RB | So. |
| Zach Collaros | Cincinnati | QB | Sr. |
| Kirk Cousins | Michigan State | QB | Sr. |
| Juron Criner | Arizona | WR | Sr. |
| Dayne Crist | Notre Dame | QB | Sr. |
| Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | RB | Fr. |
| Dominique Davis | East Carolina | QB | Sr. |
| Knile Davis | Arkansas | RB | Jr. |
| Seth Doege | Texas Tech | QB | Jr. |
| Michael Dyer | Auburn | RB | So. |
| Andre Ellington | Clemson | RB | Jr. |
| Michael Floyd | Notre Dame | WR | Sr. |
| Nick Foles | Arizona | QB | Sr. |
| Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | RB | Jr. |
| Jeff Fuller | Texas A&M | WR | Sr. |
| Stephen Garcia | South Carolina | QB | Sr. |
| Mike Glennon | NC State | QB | Jr. |
| Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | RB | Jr. |
| Cyrus Gray Texas | A&M | RB | Sr. |
| Robert Griffin | Baylor | QB | Jr. |
| Chandler Harnish | Northern Illinois | QB | Sr. |
| Montel Harris | Boston College | RB | Sr. |
| Jared Hassin | Army | RB | Jr. |
| Ronnie Hillman | San Diego State | RB | So. |
| LaMichael James | Oregon | RB | Jr. |
| Alshon Jeffery | South Carolina | WR | Jr. |
| Damaris Johnson | Tulsa | WR | Sr |
| Landry Jones | Oklahoma | QB | Jr. |
| Case Keenum | Houston | QB | Sr. |
| Marcus Lattimore | South Carolina | RB | So. |
| Ryan Lindley | San Diego State | QB | Sr. |
| Zach Line | SMU | RB | Jr. |
| Andrew Luck | Stanford | QB | Jr. |
| E.J. Manuel | Florida State | QB | Jr. |
| Doug Martin | Boise State | RB | Sr. |
| Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | QB | So. |
| Lamar Miller | Miami | RB | So. |
| Bryant Moniz | Hawaii | QB | Sr. |
| Kellen Moore | Boise State | QB | Sr. |
| Aaron Murray | Georgia | QB | So. |
| Danny O’Brien | Maryland | QB | So. |
| Brock Osweiler | Arizona State | QB | Jr. |
| Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | RB | Sr. |
| Dan Persa | Northwestern | QB | Sr. |
| Bernard Pierce | Temple | RB | Jr. |
| Chris Polk | Washington | RB | Jr. |
| Tauren Poole | Tennessee | RB | Sr. |
| Keith Price | Washington | QB | So. |
| Bobby Rainey | Western Kentucky | RB | Sr. |
| Trent Richardson | Alabama | RB | Jr. |
| Denard Robinson | Michigan | QB | Jr. |
| Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | QB | So. |
| Geno Smith | West Virginia | QB | Jr. |
| Rodney Stewart | Colorado | RB | Sr. |
| Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | QB | Sr. |
| Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | RB | Jr. |
| Darron Thomas | Oregon | QB | Jr. |
| Tevin Washington | Georgia Tech | QB | Jr. |
| Brandon Weeden | Oklahoma State | QB | Sr. |
| Ed Wesley | TCU | RB | Jr. |
| James White | Wisconsin | RB | So. |
| David Wilson | Virginia Tech | RB | Jr. |
| Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | QB | Sr. |
| Tyler Wilson | Arkansas | QB | Jr. |
| Robert Woods | USC | WR | So. |
Bold – Denotes Players added on Tuesday, Oct. 11
