Dec 5, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State running back Breece Hall (28) rushes next to quarterback Brock Purdy (15) during their football game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. Iowa State would go on to defeat West Virginia 42-6. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports
Breece Hall has solidified himself as one of the nation’s best running backs during the 2020 season and folks across the college football landscape have taken notice.
Hall, a sophomore from Wichita, Kan., was named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation’s best running back, and Maxwell Award, given annually to the best player in college football, on Monday.
The finalists for each award will be announced on Dec. 21 with the winner being honored on Jan. 7 during the College Football Awards Show on ESPN.
Hall closed the Cyclones’ regular season as the nation’s leader in rushing yards (1,357), 100-yard games (8), multi-rushing touchdown games (6), first down...
