Texas Football’s Bijan Robinson named Maxwell Award semifinalist
Texas running back Bijan Robinson was named a semifinalist for the 2022 Maxwell Award, Maxwell Football Club Executive Director Mark Wolpert announced on Monday.
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Robinson was up for the award in 2021 and is the first Longhorn to be a two-time semifinalist. It’s presented annually to the Collegiate Player of the Year, Longhorn Legends Tommy Nobis (1965), Ricky Williams (1998), Vince Young (2005) and Colt McCoy (2009) each won the Maxwell Award during their careers.
Robinson recently entered UT’s top 10 all-time rushing chart. He entered last Saturday’s game at Oklahoma State at No. 13 all-time with 2610 yards, just ahead of great UT backs from national championship teams like Jim Bertelsen and Steve Worster.
With his 140-yard performance against the Cowboys, Robinson passed Eric Metcalf, Hodges Mitchell, and Malcolm Brown to become one of the ten most prolific rushers for a program with some of the sport’s all-time greats. Robinson has 920 yards this year on 162 carries with 11 touchdowns, joining his 1,127 yards from last year and his 703-yard campaign in 2020.
Robinson has played started eight games for the Longhorns this season. He leads the Big 12 Conference and is 11th nationally with 920 rushing yards and 115.0 rushing yards per game, while also leading the conference with 13 total touchdowns (fifth nationally) and 150.00 all-purpose yards per game (seventh nationally). His 11 rushing touchdowns are second-most in the Big 12 and rank ninth nationally. He’s also averaging 5.68 yards per carry, the seventh-best mark in the conference, and 16.47 yards per reception, the eighth-highest average in the Big 12.
Semifinalist voting for the collegiate awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club will begin on Wednesday Nov. 2 and will close on Nov. 20. Three finalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 22 and a finalist round of voting will take place at that time. Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head football coaches, sports information directors and selected national media. All semifinalists are listed in alphabetical order by school with the player’s school, position and class designated.
The winner of the 86th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show which will be broadcast live on ESPN on December 8, 2022. The formal presentation of the Maxwell Award will take place at the 86th Maxwell Awards Gala which will be held in March 2023.
2022 Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Bryce Young, Alabama, QB
Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama, RB
Brock Bowers, Georgia, TE
Chase Brown, Illinois, RB
Blake Corum, Michigan, RB
Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB
Michael Mayer, Notre Dame, TE
CJ Stroud, Ohio State, QB
Marvin Harris Jr., Ohio State, WR
Bo Nix, Oregon, QB
Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh, RB
Max Duggan, TCU, QB
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee, QB
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee, WR
Bijan Robinson, Texas, RB
DeWayne McBride, UAB, RB
Zach Charbonnet, UCLA, RB
Caleb Williams, USC, QB
Cam Rising, Utah, QB
Michael Penix Jr., Washington, QB
