JONESBORO (8/28/07) ? Arkansas State sophomore running back Reggie Arnold (Little Rock, Ark.) has been listed among the 51 candidates for the 2007 Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation's top college running back.
The Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum announced the watch list for the award Tuesday afternoon. The recipient of the 2007 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on ESPN on Thursday, December 6.
Arnold was named All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News Third Team Freshman All-America and Football Writers Association of America Scripps Freshman All-America after rushing for 1,076 yards and four touchdowns in 2006. The 2006 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year was twice named the league's Offensive Player of the Week and finished last year ranked third in the nation among all freshmen for rushing yards.
Arnold has also been named Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference by 2007 football publications such as Athlon's, Phil Steele's and Lindy's.
Arnold is the second player in ASU history to be named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, joining Jonathan Adams (2000 and 2001).
Arnold is the fourth ASU player to be named to a national watch list this season. Koby McKinnon was named to the Butkus Award Watch List for the nation's top linebacker earlier today, while Tyrell Johnson is a candidate for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the nation's best defensive player, and Corey Leonard is on the Davey O'Brien Watch List for the nation's top quarterback.
Arkansas State opens its 2007 season at No. 4 Texas Saturday, Sept. 1, before hosting Memphis Sept. 8 in its home opener.
2007 Doak Walker Award Watch List:
Tarrion Adams (Jr.), Tulsa
Reggie Arnold (So.), Arkansas State
Toney Baker (Jr.), NC State
Lance Ball (Sr.), Maryland
Yvenson Bernard (Sr.), Oregon State
Curtis Brinkley (Jr.), Syracuse
Aaron Brown (Jr.), TCU
Andre Brown (Jr.), NC State
Donald Brown (So.), Connecticut
Thomas Brown (Sr.), Georgia
Kenny Cattouse (Sr.), Troy
Hugh Charles (Sr.), Colorado
Jamaal Charles (Sr.), Texas
James Davis (Jr.), Clemson
Calvin Dawson (Sr.), UL Monroe
Joseph Doss (Sr.), Memphis
Rodney Ferguson (Jr.), New Mexico
Damion Fletcher (So.), Southern Miss.
Justin Forsett (Sr.), California
Matt Fort? (Sr.), Tulane
Mike Goodson (So.), Texas A&M
B. Green-Ellis (Sr.), Mississippi
Mike Hart (Sr.), Michigan
P.J. Hill (So.), Wisconsin
Patrick Jackson (Jr.), La. Tech
Javarris James (So.), Miami (FL)
Ian Johnson (Jr.), Boise State
Felix Jones (Jr.), Arkansas
Jorvorskie Lane (Jr.), Texas A&M
Rafael Little (Sr.), Kentucky
Marlon Lucky (Jr.), Nebraska
Kregg Lumpkin (Sr.), Georgia
Chris Markey (Sr.), UCLA
DeMyron Martin (Jr.), SMU
Darren McFadden (Jr.), Arkansas
Rashard Mendenhall (Jr.), Illinois
Jalen Parmele (Sr.), Toledo
Amir Pinnix (Sr.), Minnesota
Ray Rice (Jr.), Rutgers
Kory Sheets (Jr.), Purdue
Steve Slaton (Jr.), West Virginia
Kevin Smith (Jr.), Central Florida
O. Sneed (Jr.), Central Mich.
C.J. Spiller (So.), Clemson
Tyrell Sutton (Jr.), Northwestern
Courtney Tennial (Sr.), Tulsa
Marcus Thomas (Sr.), UTEP
Ryan Torain (Sr.), Arizona State
Chris Wells (So.), Ohio State
Shannon Woods (Jr.), Texas Tech
Albert Young (Sr.), Iowa State
