Peterson a Maxwell Semifinalist

Peterson a Maxwell Semifinalist
Courtesy: SoonerSports.com
10/25/2006

NORMAN, Okla. -- His time on the field may be decreasing, but there is no dip in respect for Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson. Acknowledging the broken collarbone that has sidelined Peterson, the Maxwell Football Club has tabbed the Sooner standout as one of 15 semifinalists for the 70th Maxwell Award.

The honor is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate player.

"While we recognize that Adrian is unable to play at this time, we felt that he was deserving of being on this list as one of the top players in college football, " said Mark Wolpert, Maxwell Club Senior Vice President for Collegiate Awards.

Peterson suffered the injury on Oct. 14 during a 53-yard touchdown run against Iowa State. It capped a day in which the junior carried 26 times for 183 yards and a pair of TDs.

On the season, Peterson has 168 carries for 935 yards and 10 touchdowns. He still ranks No. 3 nationally in rushing with 155.8 yards per game. He is No. 1 in all purpose yards at 204 per game and No. 4 in scoring at 11 points per game.

He will remain in the national rankings until his percentage of games played drops below 75%.

Peterson is expected to miss six weeks with the injury.

For his career, Peterson has 3,968 rushing yards and is just 150 shy of the school record. Billy Sims holds that mark at 4,118.

The announcement of the winner of the Maxwell will be made during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show that will be broadcast on ESPN on Thursday December 7, 2006. Three finalists will be in attendance for the ESPN broadcast.

The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club’s Awards Dinner to be held on Friday March 2, 2007 at the Harrah’s Entertainment Complex in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Voting will begin on Wednesday November 3rd and close on Friday December 1st.

70TH MAXWELL SEMIFINALISTS
Erik Ainge, Univ. of Tennessee, QB, JR
John David Booty, Univ. of Southern California, QB, JR
Michael Hart, Univ. of Michigan, RB, JR
Chad Henne, Univ. of Michigan, QB, JR
Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech, WR, JR
Chris Leak, Univ. of Florida, QB, SR
Marshawn Lynch, Univ. of California, RB, JR
Tyler Palko, Univ. of Pittsburgh, QB, SR
Adrian Peterson, Univ. of Oklahoma, RB, JR
Brady Quinn, Notre Dame ,QB , SR
Ray Rice, Rutgers Univ., RB, SOPH
Steve Slaton, West Virginia Univ., RB, SOPH
Troy Smith, Ohio State Univ., QB, SR
Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois Univ., RB, SR
Jared Zabransky, Boise State Univ., QB, SR

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