Pryor, Walker Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List – College of Cincinnati Athletics

CINCINNATI — Two Bearcats, returning speedster Evan Pryor and newcomer Tawee Walker, have been named to the Doak Walker Award’s Preseason Watch List, introduced yearly to the nation’s prime operating again.

Pryor was the home-run hitter for the Bearcats’ offense final yr, scoring 4 touchdowns of 55 or extra yards. Three of these got here on the bottom towards Towson, Miami (OH) and Arizona State, and he additionally had an 80-yard catch-and-run towards West Virginia. His 7.46 yards per carry ranked second within the Big 12 amongst certified gamers, and he added a 40-yard reception towards Colorado. The Cornelius, N.C., native was additionally a CSC Academic All-District honoree final yr.

Walker was All-Big Ten Honorable Mention at Wisconsin final yr, beginning 9 video games and speeding for 864 yards with 10 touchdowns (9 in league play). The North Las Vegas native had consecutive three-score video games towards Purdue and Rutgers, together with 198 yards towards the Scarlet Knights. Prior to the Badgers, he spent two years at Oklahoma, scoring a landing at Nippert Stadium in 2023 whereas accumulating a pair of 100-yard speeding video games.

The Bearcats open in Kansas City on Thursday, August 28 towards Nebraska (9 p.m. ET), adopted by Bowling Green on Saturday, Sept. 6 for the house opener. Season and single-game tickets for the approaching season can be found here.

BEARCATS ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS
Gavin Gerhardt – Allstate Good Works
Brendan Sorsby – Maxwell
Dontay Corleone – Bronko Nagurski
Dontay Corleone – Outland
Gavin Gerhardt – Wuerffel
Evan Pryor – Doak Walker
Tawee Walker – Doak Walker