Kent State Athletics Communications
DALLAS - Kent State senior tailback Eugene Jarvis was named as a Doak Walker Award candidate for the third straight season by The PricewaterhouseCoopers SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back.
A two-time all-conference selection, Jarvis is one of four MAC players among the list of 49 running backs. He is joined by Temple’s Bernard Pierce, Chad Spann of Northern Illinois and Ball State’s MiQuale Lewis.
Jarvis is just the fourth player in Kent State’s 88-year history to go over the 3,000-yard rushing mark. He enters 2010 needing 564 yards to break Astron Whatley’s school rushing record. Jarvis ranks second among active FBS career rushing leaders with 3,426 yards on the ground. He has also made 70 career catches for 743 receiving yards.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will select semifinalists on November 10.
Kent State returns 49 letterwinners and 20 starters from last year’s team. Golden Flashes 2010 football season tickets are available for as low as $30 for the six-game home slate, which begins against Murray State Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. Call (330) 672-2244 to purchase your tickets today or visit www.90Ksu.com.
DALLAS - Kent State senior tailback Eugene Jarvis was named as a Doak Walker Award candidate for the third straight season by The PricewaterhouseCoopers SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back.
A two-time all-conference selection, Jarvis is one of four MAC players among the list of 49 running backs. He is joined by Temple’s Bernard Pierce, Chad Spann of Northern Illinois and Ball State’s MiQuale Lewis.
Jarvis is just the fourth player in Kent State’s 88-year history to go over the 3,000-yard rushing mark. He enters 2010 needing 564 yards to break Astron Whatley’s school rushing record. Jarvis ranks second among active FBS career rushing leaders with 3,426 yards on the ground. He has also made 70 career catches for 743 receiving yards.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will select semifinalists on November 10.
Kent State returns 49 letterwinners and 20 starters from last year’s team. Golden Flashes 2010 football season tickets are available for as low as $30 for the six-game home slate, which begins against Murray State Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. Call (330) 672-2244 to purchase your tickets today or visit www.90Ksu.com.
