Northwest Notes: July 22, 2021

Washington State's Borghi

named to Doak Walker Watch List

Washington State senior running back Max Borghi was named the 2021 Doak Walker Award Watch List, The PwC SMU Forum announced Wednesday.

Borghi earned the same preseason recognition that last two seasons for the award given to the nation’s top college running back.

Borghi appeared in one game during a shortened 2020 season, rushing for 95 yards including an eight-yard touchdown in the season-finale at Utah. The Arvada, Colo. native enters the 2021 season fourth in WSU history with 29 career total touchdowns and fifth in school history with 20 career rushing touchdowns.

As a sophomore in 2019, Borghi earned All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention after recording 1,435 all-purpose yards along with 16 total touchdowns, second-most in the league. Borghi was the only player in a Power 5 Conference with 800+ rushing yards, 550+ receiving yards and 16 total touchdowns after rushing for 817 yards and 11 touchdowns while also catching a team-high 86 passes for 597 yards and five scores. Borghi posted four 100-yard rushing games, eight games with 100+ all-purpose yards, led all Pac-12 running backs averaging 6.4 yards-per-carry and led all running backs nationally with 26 missed tackles forced after a catch.

The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced in November. The committee will cast a second vote in December to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives. The recipient of the 2020 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards.