Bowling Green running back Terion Stewart (4) celebrates scoring a touchdown with teammates Billie Roberts (35) and Tunde Fatukasi (53) during the first half of a game against Akron on October 21, 2023 at Doyt Perry Stadium. (Scott W. Grau | BGSU Athletics)
Bowling Green State University running back Terion Stewart has been named to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List, as announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday.
He is one of two players from the MAC to be named to the list, joining running back Antario Brown from Northern Illinois.
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football. The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell who was a former standout at Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter and football official.
Stewart (Jr., Memphis, Tenn.), who polayed his high school football at Sandusky, earned second-team All-MAC honors in 2023 after finishing the season with 762 rushing yards and eight touchdowns before suffering a season-ending injury in game No. 9.
Stewart’s 4.81 yards per rush after contact ranked No. 2 in the nation among those with 100 rushing attempts. His 78 broken tackles ranked No. 4 in the nation despite playing only nine games.
Through the 2023 season Stewart’s 6.3 yards per carry is No. 1in the BGSUrecord book for a career. No former Falcon ever rushed for 6.0+ yards per carry for their career.
The Maxwell Football Club has once again partnered with Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Phil Steele Publications as selection committee partners.
PFF provides detailed metrics and performance-based assessments to selection committee staff, with several senior PFF analysts are members of our selection committee. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is generally recognized as the most complete preseason magazine.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced Nov. 12, 2024, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled Nov. 26, 2024. The winners of the 88th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 12, 2024.
The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Fri., March 14, 2024 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga.
