The Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year received another incredible honor today as one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.
The Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation’s best running back, will determine its winner live during The Home Depot College Football Awards, Jan. 7 on ESPN.
Hall joins Alabama’s Najee Harris and Clemson’s Travis Etienne as finalists.
A native of Wichita, Kan., Hall has made a swift rise to one of the nation’s elite running backs in 2020 by leading the nation in rushing yards (1,436) and 100-yard rushing games (8).
With 75+ rushing yards and at least one rush TD in all 11 games season, Hall has been the most consistent running back in the nation. His 11-game streak with a rushing TD is the longest active streak in the nation and the best string in the history of Cyclone football.
The versatile back is among the nation’s leaders in rushing TDs (19- 2nd nationally), overall TDs (21- 3rd nationally) and scoring (126- 3rd nationally).
Hall’s 21 touchdowns and 126 points scored both equal school marks.
Hall, who is averaging 130.5 rushing yards per game, has caught 21 passes for 170 yards and two TDs to help him average 146.0 yards from scrimmage per game.
Hall has also proven to be one of the most elusive and explosive backs nationally. He leads the nation in yards after contact (861), and is second in the nation in first down rushes (69) and third nationally in 20-yard rushes (14).
He has lost just one fumble in 475 career touches.
In the Big 12, Hall was the best in virtually every statistical category. He averaged 139.3 yards per game and had 16 touchdowns in nine league games. Hall has 12 100-yard rushing games in his career with 11 vs. Big 12 teams, including one against every team in the league.
Statistics alone makes Hall’s season incredible, but perhaps his biggest accomplishment on the year is his impact on winning. The Cyclones, currently ranked 10th nationally in the CFP poll, claimed first place in the Big 12 regular-season standings and a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game for the first time in school history.
ISU will play in its first-ever New Year’s Six Bowl against Oregon in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 2).
