Michigan State running back Elijah Collins quickly established himself as the best rusher on the Spartans last year. In his redshirt freshman season, Collins was able to rush for 988 yards and 5 touchdowns, turning a lot of heads along the way. The college football world seems to have taken notice as it was announced on Wednesday that Collins has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watchlist.
The Doak Walker Award is awarded to the top running back in college football in the United States. Doak Walker was a standout running back at SMU. Walker also played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions.
The Award went to a Big Ten running back last year when it was awarded to Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin, and now Collins will look to once again bring it back to the Big Ten.
