Ohio State with three players named as Walter Camp semifinalists

The Walter Camp Award narrowed its list down to twenty semifinalists Thursday. The award, similar to the Heisman and Maxwell, honors the best college football player annually and has been handed out since 1967.

Ohio State has some great representation, joining just Clemson with three players listed in the twenty announced today by the Walter Camp Foundation.

The three that made the cut are players you can probably guess. Quarterback Justin Fields, running back J.K. Dobbins, and defensive end Chase Young are all moving on with a shot at taking the hardware home.

Five finalists will be named on Dec. 5, and the winner will be announced on ESPN SportsCenter on Thursday, December 12.

The @WalterCampFF named its 20
“Players to Watch” for 2019 Player of the Year Award and the list includes not one, not two but three @OhioStateFB Buckeyes: @Jkdobbins22, @justnfields and @youngchase907. I dig this. I dig this a lot!

— Jerry Emig (@BuckeyeNotes) November 21, 2019

The only other Ohio State players to win the award were Archie Griffin in 1974 and ’75, Eddie George in 1995, and Troy Smith in 2006.