College Football
WVU QB Garrett Greene Makes Watch List for Prestigious Award
On the heels of an offseason full of polarizing opinions about Garrett Greene, WVU’s QB1 will enter the 2024 season on the watch list for an award presented to college football’s most outstanding player.
Greene represents the Mountaineers as West Virginia’s only player on the initial watch list for the 88th Maxwell Award.
After leading WVU to a nine-win season in 2023, Greene, now a senior, will attempt to guide West Virginia to even greater heights in 2024.
Last season, Greene threw for 2,406 yards, posted a 16/4 touchdown to interception ratio as a passer, ran for an extra 772 yards and accounted for a total of 29 touchdowns despite missing some time with an injury.
WVU quarterback Garrett Greene scrambles against UNC in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. on Dec. 27, 2023. (Mitchell Northam / WV Sports Now)
From the press release
The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 88th Maxwell Award presented annually to the 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.
The Maxwell Award watch list will once again incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs and conferences from coast to coast, led by 5 returning semifinalists, Jalen Milroe – Alabama, Carson Beck – Georgia, Kaidon Salter – Liberty, Luther Burden III – Missouri and Ollie Gordon II – Oklahoma State. The full list consists of 80 players with Miami and Ohio State leading the way with 3 candidates each and an additional 15 schools having two players represented. The ACC boasts 20 candidates followed by the SEC (15), Big12 (15) and Big10 (12).
Michael Penix Jr. from the University of Washington was the 2023 Maxwell Award winner and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round of the NFL draft.
In addition to Greene’s success on the field, he’s being nominated for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and has been placed on the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Greene was chosen to represent WVU due to his impact on the community as a whole.
For a related story, WV Sports Now’s Mike Asti detailed the Garrett Greene offseason debate and if he’s being overlooked nationally or WVU fans are just missing his flaws.
Is Garrett Greene Being Overlooked Nationally or Are WVU Fans Missing His Flaws?
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