Pittman is among the Doak Walker candidates.
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Sept. 1, 2006
DALLAS, TEXAS - The Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum today announced the candidates for the 2006 Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation's top college running back.
The field of candidates includes Louisville senior Michael Bush who led the nation in scoring (14.4 points per game) in 2005; Auburn senior Kenny Irons who was the SEC's leading rusher (1,293 yards) last season; California junior Marshawn Lynch who is the nation's second-ranked returning rusher (1,246 yards); Oklahoma junior Adrian Peterson who led Big 12 running backs in rushing (1,108 yards) in 2005; and Northern Illinois senior Garrett
Wolfe, the nation's leading returning rusher (1,580 yards).
The complete list of candidates, who were nominated by their universities, follows:
Josh Allen (Sr.), Maryland
Micah Andrews (Jr.), Wake Forest
Toney Baker (So.), NC State
Lance Ball (Jr.), Maryland
Adam Ballard (Jr.), Navy
Kyle Bell (Jr.), Colorado State
Yvenson Bernard (Jr.), Oregon State
Lorenzo Booker (Sr.), Florida State
Ahmad Bradshaw (Jr.), Marshall
Aaron Brown (So.), TCU
Andre Brown (So.), NC State
Curtis Brown (Sr.), BYU
Thomas Brown (Jr.), Georgia
Michael Bush (Sr.), Louisville
Hugh Charles (Jr.), Colorado
Tashard Choice (Jr.), Georgia Tech
Kenneth Darby (Sr.), Alabama
James Davis (So.), Clemson
BenJarvis Green-Ellis (Jr.), Mississippi
Lynell Hamilton (Sr.), San Diego State
Mike Hart (Jr.), Michigan
Keegan Herring (So.), Arizona State
Stevie Hicks (Sr.), Iowa State
Kenny Irons (Sr.), Auburn
Brian Leonard (Sr.), Rutgers
Rafael Little (Jr.), Kentucky
Kregg Lumpkin (Jr.), Georgia
Marshawn Lynch (Jr.), California
Chris Markey (Jr.), UCLA
DeMyron Martin (So.), SMU
Darren McFadden (So.), Arkansas
Ronnie McGill (Sr.), North Carolina
Robert Merrill (Sr.), TCU
Tyrone Moss (Sr.), Miami (FL)
Brandon Murphy (Jr.), Miami (Ohio)
Branden Ore (Jr.), Virginia Tech
Adrian Peterson (Jr.), Oklahoma
Antonio Pittman (Jr.), Ohio State
Kory Sheets (Jr.), Purdue
Steve Slaton (So.), West Virginia
Ontario Sneed (So.), Central Michigan
Tyrell Sutton (So.), Northwestern
Jamario Thomas (Jr.), North Texas
Marcus Thomas (So.), UTEP
Pierre Thomas (Sr.), Illinois
Justin Vincent (Sr.), LSU
Darius Walker (Jr.), Notre Dame
Garrett Wolfe (Sr.), Northern Illinois
Albert Young (Jr.), Iowa
Selvin Young (Sr.), Texas
